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To: NickSE who wrote (63696)	12/30/2002 9:19:38 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Hizballah misfires first missile of Iraqi shipment debka.com The powerful blast that reverberated across eastern and central Lebanon Sunday, December 29, was caused by the explosion of a big surface missile in Hizballah hands and of Iraqi origin. Reporting this, DEBKAfile’s exclusive military and Lebanese sources reveal that the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group has recently taken delivery of a shipment of surface missiles, presumed to be medium-range, from the Iraqi army. The blast occurred at a Hizballah training camp near a village called Janta in the northeastern section of the Beqaa Valley close to the Syrian frontier. This camp is also used by the group as a testing ground for new weapons, short range missiles and explosive devices. The blast was heard at a distance of 20 km indicating a warhead of one ton at least. ~~~~~~~~~ Large blast rocks Hezbollah-controlled area middle-east-online.com BAALBECK, Lebanon - A large explosion rocked Lebanon's Bekaa plains, just northeast of the city of Baalbeck, during military exercises by the Shiite militia Hezbollah on Sunday night, security officials said. The blast, which occurred at 6:00 pm (1800 GMT) near Janta village was heard up 20 kilometres (12 miles) away in Baalbeck, they said.