Soldier Wounded, Gunman Dead in Gunfight as Army Arrests Syrian Terrorist
A soldier was seriously injured and a wanted man was killed in an exchange of fire in the area of al-Zaaytrieh in the North Metn town of Fanar, the Lebanese army announced on Wednesday.
The soldier was wounded when an army patrol came under fire by wanted armed men riding a Kia on Tuesday night, said a communique issued by the military command.
The troops responded to the sources of fire, injuring one of the gunmen. But Ali Saad Zoaiter, who was taken to hospital, later succumbed to his wounds.
The soldiers seized guns, ammunition and drugs from the car but the gunmen managed to escape, said the communique.
The army is currently pursuing the suspects to arrest them and refer them to the judiciary, it added.
In a separate communique, the army said it has arrested Syrian Hassan Mohammed Daqqou in the area of Drouss in the eastern district of Baalbek for having ties with terrorist organizations.
A military patrol seized drugs from his house.
The communique added that troops have also apprehended 55 people for entering the country illegally.
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