Syrian security seize smuggled weapons

Syrian authorities have seized a large shipment of weapons, in the coastal city of Lattakia, which were thought to have been meant for the armed groups in the north.

Security forces arrested the smugglers and confiscated the weapons before their delivery, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.

The smugglers had planned to transport the shipment to the northwestern city of Jisr al-Shughour.

Syrian state television later aired images of the seized weapons and ammunition.

Earlier this month, external supported armed gangs killed some 120 Syrian security forces in Jisr al-Shughour. In response to the killings, the Syrian military moved in to the city in order to bring stability and arrest the rebels.

Since the beginning of the Syrian unrest in mid-March, hundreds of civilians as well as security forces have been killed by the terrorist who are supported by US and its regional allies.

The shadowy opposition accuses security forces of being behind the killings but, the government blames armed gangs for the deadly violence, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.