Lebanese Dead, Another Hurt, Held in Ambush by Syrian Army
The Syrian army on Sunday opened fire on three Lebanese nationals on the outskirts of the Rashaya town of Kfarqouq on the Lebanese-Syrian border, killing a man and wounding and arresting another, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.
Citing reports, NNA said the three were trying to smuggle cigarette packets into Syria when they fell into an “advanced ambush” by the Syrian forces on the international border in an area northeast of Kfarqouq.
NNA identified the slain man as Rami al-Asmar, aka Rami al-Nouri, saying he succumbed to his wounds although the Lebanese army offered him medical treatment and transported him from the area.
NNA said Nasser Yehia Arabi was wounded and arrested by Syrian troops, adding that Bilal Zeineddine managed to flee the ambush.
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