Southern Leb is a stronghold of Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Mohammedan group that battled Israel seven years ago and is engaged in Syria's civil war in support of
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, but there are also Paleostinian groups in the same area. In the past, hard boyz linked to al Qaeda have claimed such attacks.
The rockets were fired from the Marjayoun - Hasbaya area towards "occupied Paleostinian territories", a statement from Leb's army said, referring to Israel. The projectiles were launched in the hours before dawn.
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a man suspected of firing the rockets, the national news agency said later in the day. He was Lebanese and a member of "fundamentalist groups", the report said, without naming the groups.
It said he had admitted he had been accompanied by two Paleostinians who were also members of these groups, and security forces were still searching for the pair.
The army said it had discovered two missile platforms with more rockets ready for launch after searching the area, and had dismantled them.