Group calls charges ‘unjust’, says weapons were meant to be used against Israeli forces in south Lebanon.
A Lebanese military court has charged 13 people it says are linked to Hezbollah with trafficking explosives , amid growing pressure on the Iran-backed group to disarm .
The individuals were charged on Friday with offences including possessing weapons, undermining state security and forming illegal associations, Lebanese state media reported.
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The charges stem from the seizure earlier this month of a truck transporting explosives at Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint, which links the capital, Beirut, to the eastern Bekaa Valley.
The vehicle had been carrying 780kg (1,720 pounds) of explosives, including 250kg (550 pounds) of TNT and…
