Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Explosion on Outskirts of Arsal
One soldier was killed and two others wounded when an explosion hit an army unit as soldiers approached a bomb to defuse it on the outskirts of Arsal.
“An army unit found at 7:30 am a bomb while combing the area on the outskirts of Arsal,” the military said in a communique.
The statement added that “a soldier was killed and two others lightly wounded when specialized members approached the bomb to dismantle it.”
According to the state-run National News Agency, the explosion took place between Wadi Ata and Wadi al-Rayaan areas on the outskirts of the northeastern border town.
NNA said that this is the third such attack in the area.
The army has been repelling infiltrations by gunmen who tried to progress into Arsal.
Jihadists from al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State group are entrenched on the outskirts of Arsal on the porous Syrian-Lebanese border.
They engaged in a bloody fighting with the Lebanese army in August and took with them hostages from the military and police.
Six soldiers were killed and one injured on Tuesday when their unit was ambushed in Ras Baalbek near the Syrian border.
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