Two Syrian Infiltrators Arrested Near Shabaa

The Lebanese army has arrested two Syrians for trying to infiltrate the southern town of Shabaa through Mount Hermon, the state-run National News Agency reported on Monday.

NNA said members of a military checkpoint - erected at the eastern end of Shabaa - apprehended Ibrahim Mazrdakash and Omar Othman as they were trying to reach the town via Mount Hermon's heights.

The two men hail from the Syrian town of Beit Jinn, which is located southwest of Damascus on the foothills of Mount Hermon, NNA said.

The town lies on the border with Lebanon's Hasbaya district.

After their arrest, the Syrians were questioned by the military, the agency added.

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