Lebanese Army Sergeant Killed while Chasing Criminal
The Lebanese Army command said Sunday that a soldier was killed after a suspect opened fire on him during a chase in the town of Jounieh, north of Beirut.
A terse communique said that an intelligence patrol was chasing Hassan Ahmed Gharib for committing different crimes when he opened fire towards the vehicle and killed Sergeant Samson Antranikian.
Members of the patrol returned fire and injured Gharib, who was seized and taken to a nearby hospital, it said.
The incident took place at dawn Sunday.
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