Lebanon army denies its vehicles appeared in Hezbollah parade

The Lebanese army yesterday denied its military vehicles appeared in a Hezbollah military parade in the Syrian town of Qasir, near the border with Lebanon.

“Some media outlets have published pictures of military vehicles. The Army Command notes that the aforementioned vehicles were not taken from the Lebanese army’s arsenal,” the army said in a statement.

The Lebanese army’s statement came after the United States said it would investigate whether US made armoured vehicles appeared in the military parade.

Asked whether it would be a violation of US law if it turned out the armoured vehicles were US made, US State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said: “Obviously, we would be gravely concerned if equipment ended up in the hands of Hezbollah.”

“Hezbollah is a foreign terrorist organisation, clearly,” she added.

Pictures circulated on social networking sites showed a military parade believed to be held on 11 November to mark Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day.