Assailants Torch Parts of School in Baalbek
Unidentified attackers on Sunday set fire to parts of a school in the Baalbek district, state-run National News Agency reported.
“The assailants set the first and second floors ablaze after breaking their way into the Modern School in Baalbek's Ras al-Ain,” NNA said.
It did not elaborate on the attackers' motives.
According to al-Jadeed TV, the first floor contains administration offices and an auditorium while the second floor also contains an administration bureau.
“Residents managed to bring the blaze under control on the second floor,” the TV network said.
“Security forces and investigators arrived on the scene and launched a probe,” it added.
Y.R.
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