Report: Massive blast in suspected Hezbollah arms cache in S. Lebanon

         Lebanese media reported Wednesday that a massive explosion rocked a Hezbollah stronghold near Siddiqin in in the southern coastal city of Tyre. There were no reports of injuries. Local media said the explosion likely took place at a Hezbollah arms cache. Voice of Lebanon radio reported that Hezbollah cordoned off the area and did not let Lebanese security forces who arrived at the scene to approach. A Kol Yisrael reporter says that according to reports, the blast occurred in an area under UNIFIL jurisidiction. According to UN Resolution 1701, which ended the Second Lebanon War, Hezbollah is forbidden from storing arms in this region. A UNIFIL team is expected to launch an investigation into the explosion. Lebanon's Daily Star quoted UN peacekeepers as saying that they heard about the explosion on the news. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti was quoted as saying that UNIFIL is looking into the report. (21,07)