Shell Lands from Syria in Akkar, 3 Soldiers Injured
Three Lebanese soldiers were injured late Saturday after a shell from the Syrian side of the border landed near their post in the northern Akkar district, the state-run National News Agency reported.
NNA said the shall hit an area in the town of al-Noura where the soldiers have a base.
The three of them were taken to a hospital in the nearby town of al-Qobayat, the agency added.
Lebanese towns and villages near the northern and eastern borders with with Syria have suffered from several cross-border attacks, some of which have been deadly.
The assaults have either been intentional or the result of clashes between Syrian government troops and rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad.
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