BEIRUT (AP) — Munition in an arms depot in south Lebanon exploded Saturday as army experts were dismantling them, killing six of them and wounding several others, the army said.
The incident occurred on the edge of the southern village of Zibqin in Tyre province, the army said. It added that efforts were being made to determine the cause of the blast but gave no further details. The depot is believed to have been used by the militant group Hezbollah.
The blast took place south of the Litani River in an area where Hezbollah withdrew its fighters under the terms of a ceasefire that ended a 14-month conflict with Israel in November. Over the past months, Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers have been taking over Hezbollah posts in the area.
On Thursday, the Lebanese Cabinet voted in favor of a U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah and implement a ceasefire with Israel. The Lebanese government asked the national army to prepare a plan in which only state institutions in the small nation will have weapons by the end of the year.
Hezbollah officials have said they will not disarm before Israel withdraws from five hills along the border and stops airstrikes that have killed more than 250 people since the ceasefire.
The government’s decision has angered Hezbollah and its supporters, who have been staging protests in areas where the Iran-backed group enjoys support.
The army warned in a statement Friday that it will not allow any attempts to endanger the country’s security. It warned protesters that it will not allow the closing of roads or attack private or public property.
Lebanese army soldiers carry the coffin of Mohammad Shuqair, wrapped in the national flag, during his funeral procession at the Lebanese Military Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanese army soldiers carry the coffin of Mohammad Shuqair, wrapped in the national flag, during his funeral procession at the Lebanese army hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rookie Beckett Sennecke had two assists and then scored in the shootout, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.
Mason McTavish ended it with a third-round shootout goal for the Ducks, who rallied from an early two-goal deficit for their second straight victory after a nine-game skid.
Tim Washe scored his first NHL goal and Ryan Strome got his first goal in a month for the Ducks when Southern California’s two NHL teams opened a back-to-back, home-and-home chapter of the Freeway Faceoff rivalry by going to their second shootout of the season. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves.
Joel Armia had a goal and an assist in his return from a five-game injury absence for the Kings, who have lost five of six.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 shots, but the Canadian Olympian couldn't stop the famously deliberate shootout style of McTavish, one of the NHL's most successful shootout scorers.
Quinton Byfield put the Kings ahead on their first shot on goal 98 seconds after the opening faceoff, beating Dostal for his ninth goal off a rush set up by Armia.
Neither team mounted a consistent offensive attack for two periods, but Armia made it 2-0 for the Kings midway through the second with a one-timer off a backhand pass from Andre Lee.
Strome answered 39 seconds later, putting a shot past a screen from Sennecke for his second goal in 22 games.
Less than three minutes after that, Washe alertly located a rebound off the boards and beat Kuemper from a sharp angle for his inaugural goal in his sixth NHL game. The 24-year-old undrafted forward won an NCAA title last spring with Western Michigan.
The Ducks played without their top two scorers due to injury. Leo Carlsson had treatment earlier in the day on a thigh injury that could endanger his participation in the Olympics, while Troy Terry (upper body) went on injured reserve before missing his fourth straight game.
A rematch in Anaheim on Saturday night.
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Los Angeles Kings left wing Jeff Malott, top, knocks Anaheim Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger to the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Kings center Alex Turcotte, right, watches the puck fly away during a face off with Anaheim Ducks left wing Alex Killorn, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Anaheim Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke, left, passes the puck while under pressure from Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Anaheim Ducks center Jansen Harkins, left, is shoved to the ice by Los Angeles Kings center Alex Turcotte during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
