Army Hunts Fugitives in Baalbek, 1 Dead
The Lebanese army carried out raids early Thursday in the neighborhood of Sharawneh in the eastern city of Baalbek in search for outlaws.
The state-run National News Agency said the military clashed with gunmen during the raids.
It said Mohammed Wehbi, 60, was killed from a stray bullet as a result of the clashes.
The military brought in reinforcements from the Sheikh Abdullah barracks in Baalbek and expanded its deployment near the Sharawneh neighborhood, it added.
The army has on numerous occasions clashed with gunmen from the Jaafar clan in Sharawneh.
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