Syrian Gunmen Shoot and Wound 3 Arsal Men in Town Outskirts
Three young men who hail from Arsal were shot and wounded Sunday at the hands of gunmen operating in the outskirts of the border town.
LBCI television said the incident happened in the al-Rahweh area in the town's outskirts.
State-run National News Agency said “Syrian gunmen opened fire at five young men who hail from the town of Arsal, wounding three of them.”
It identified the men as “Ahmed Abed al-Atrash, 18, a man from the al-Hujeiri family and another from the al-Jbawi family.”
“The families of the wounded young men have appealed for their evacuation from the scene while search is underway for the other two men who were with them,” NNA added.
Separately, An Nahar newspaper said Sunday that “clashes erupted between the army and gunmen in the outskirts of the border town of Ras Baalbek on the Lebanese side of the Eastern Mountain Belt."
On Wednesday, eight Lebanese soldiers were wounded in clashes with gunmen in the al-Rahweh area. The army said the fighting erupted after troops fell into an ambush.
The Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade later claimed responsibility for the attack.
According to state-run National News Agency, the gunmen were of Syrian nationality and four of them were arrested.
LBCI television said the ambush was set up when the army was raiding a warehouse in al-Rahweh.
Y.R.
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