Army Carries Out Raids in Bekaa, Shoots Syrian in an Escape Attempt

The Lebanese army shot a Syrian national in the leg on Friday after he attempted to escape during an army raid on the Bekaa border area of Masharii al-Qaa, the state-run National News Agency said.

The Lebanese army carried out raids on the Syrian encampments in the area, NNA said on Friday.

They shot the Syrian man, Shadi, whose family name was not disclosed, and arrested 150 individuals for not possessing identity cards and illegal entry to Lebanon.

The detained were referred to the related authorities.

The army later announced the arrest of 70 Syrians at the border region of al-Masnaa.

The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has spiked in the last year with almost 1.5 million refugees that have escaped the war in Syria and some illegally entering Lebanese land.

The government has been trying to find a way to govern their influx in light of fears that militants could use the Syrian encampments as a hideout.

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