An Israel army truck was destroyed by fire in the south Lebanon town of Jezzine Monday where it hod stopped for repairs. The truck was surrounded and burned by a mob but none of its occupants was hurt. Meanwhile, the Awali River bridges were reopened to pedestrian and vehicular traffic Monday after a three-day closure to avoid possible incidents on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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