Lebanese artist turns shrapnel from Israeli munitions into art, in photos

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Lebanese artist turns shrapnel from Israeli munitions into art, in photos

2026-10-26 02:15 Last Updated At：02:31

ROUMIN, Lebanon (AP) — In southern Lebanon, visual artist Lina Jouni turns shrapnel from Israeli military munitions into sculptures, keychains and decorative objects. Since 2024, she has collected fragments from the rubble of destroyed homes in Roumin.

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Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses a hammer to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork resembling a cedar tree, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds fragments of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions that she uses to create artworks at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a bird, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni works on an artwork made from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Artworks created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a Lebanese traditional house, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses pliers to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Keychains created by visual artist Lina Jouni using shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a city skyline, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni walks through the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike as she searches for shrapnel from Israeli military munitions to use in her artworks in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork featuring the Lebanese flag, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses a hammer to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork resembling a cedar tree, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds fragments of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions that she uses to create artworks at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a bird, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni works on an artwork made from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Artworks created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a Lebanese traditional house, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses pliers to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Keychains created by visual artist Lina Jouni using shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a city skyline, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni walks through the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike as she searches for shrapnel from Israeli military munitions to use in her artworks in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork featuring the Lebanese flag, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Rodgers throws TD pass in Paris as Steelers beat Saints 16-10 in NFL's regular-season France debut

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers knew a protective slide was out of the question when he scrambled on a key fourth-quarter play in New Orleans territory Sunday.

The 42-year-old star left the pocket on third-and-6 and picked up 8 yards before being tackled just before the two-minute warning to help Pittsburgh seal a 16-10 victory in the NFL’s first regular-season game in France.

“Sometimes you’ve got to suck it up and make a play for your guys,” Rodgers said. “I think because I am so much less athletic than I used to be, it actually fires up the guys even more.”

Rodgers threw one touchdown pass and Chris Boswell kicked three field goals in the victory at Stade de France.

Jaylen Warren rushed for 101 yards on 18 carries and Rodgers completed 19 of 30 passes for 212 yards as the Steelers (5-2) won their third straight game.

Linebacker Payton Wilson had a red zone interception of Tyler Shough in the third quarter and the Saints (2-5) couldn’t recover. New Orleans rushed for just 18 yards.

With the Saints threatening on their opening drive of the second half, Wilson stepped in front of a short pass intended for Chris Olave. The Steelers got in field-goal position and Boswell was good from 39 yards for a 16-10 lead.

“That’s honestly just a credit to our coaches and what we do every day in practice,” Wilson said. “I’ve repped that play, no lie, more than 20 times now. Just gambling a little bit and undercutting it.”

Seated side by side at the postgame news conference, Rodgers added: “Did it help that you picked me off in practice on this very similar play this week?”

Patrick Queen sacked Shough on third down to stall a New Orleans with under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Shough completed 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, one touchdown and the interception.

Just before halftime, Rodgers was sacked by Carl Granderson on third down, and with 15 seconds left and no timeouts, the Steelers offense ran to the sideline. Boswell sprinted on and kicked a 47-yard field goal to give Pittsburgh a 13-10 lead at the half.

Rodgers’ 4-yard touchdown pass to 6-foot-7, 265-pound tight end Darnell Washington — with 5-foot-11 cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry in coverage — put the Steelers up 10-3.

Earlier on the drive, Rodgers moved in the pocket and found DK Metcalf for a 51-yard completion to the New Orleans 4. NFL France called it “quel caviar d’Aaron Rodgers.”

The Saints then tied it at 10-10 on Shough’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele on fourth-and-goal from the 1.

Saints kicker Daniel Carlson missed a 52-yard field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter.

“When you have a day like today, 17 runs for 18 yards, it’s going to be hard to win football games doing that,” Saints coach Kellen Moore said.

Shough said with such limited rushing success “they know what’s coming in certain situations and they’re a good defense.”

Attendance was 78,488 and several players and coaches noted the good atmosphere.

Rodgers called the rendition of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, “gorgeous.”

The Steelers quarterback did note, however, that it was sometimes confusing looking for the play-clock number among many other numbers on the stadium's scoreboard.

The atmosphere this week in Paris was tense following rioting and looting a week earlier during protests across the country over school funding and soaring living costs. Fans strolling Paris streets saw boarded-up storefronts and a heavy police presence ahead of more protests held Saturday.

Steelers coach Mike McCarthy said players and their families and friends “really enjoyed” Friday — when the team arrived — but stayed close to the hotel Saturday when more protests took place.

Steelers: S DeShon Elliott was active for the first time in a year after returning from a knee injury.

Saints: CB Kool-Aid McKinstry was cleared to return after a concussion evaluation in the first half ... RB CJ Donaldson left in the first half and was later ruled out... S Justin Reid was ruled out of the game early in the second half ... rookie Jeremiah Wright started in place of right guard Cesar Ruiz (knee)

Steelers: Host the Cleveland Browns before a bye in Week 9.

Saints: Bye week.

See AP’s full NFL coverage here

Lebanese artist turns shrapnel from Israeli munitions into art, in photos

Lebanese artist turns shrapnel from Israeli munitions into art, in photos

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses a hammer to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork resembling a cedar tree, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds fragments of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions that she uses to create artworks at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a bird, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni works on an artwork made from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Artworks created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a Lebanese traditional house, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses pliers to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Keychains created by visual artist Lina Jouni using shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a city skyline, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni walks through the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike as she searches for shrapnel from Israeli military munitions to use in her artworks in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork featuring the Lebanese flag, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses a hammer to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork resembling a cedar tree, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds fragments of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions that she uses to create artworks at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a bird, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni works on an artwork made from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Artworks created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a Lebanese traditional house, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni uses pliers to shape a piece of shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions as she works on an artwork at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Keychains created by visual artist Lina Jouni using shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions are displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork depicting a city skyline, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni walks through the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike as she searches for shrapnel from Israeli military munitions to use in her artworks in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An artwork featuring the Lebanese flag, created by visual artist Lina Jouni from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, is displayed at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli military munitions, over her face at her home in the village of Roumin, southern Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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