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| Syrian Troops Infiltrate Lebanese Borders, Kill Farmer |
| 2011-10-07 |
| [An Nahar] Syrian troops infiltrated the outskirts of Arsal village in Bekaa and rubbed out a Syrian national living there, a security official told Agence La Belle France Presse. "At around 2:30 pm (1130 GMT) in a remote area called Saaba, next to Arsal, Syrian troops entered Lebanese territory and opened fire on farmer Ali al-Khatib, a Syrian national," the official said on condition of anonymity. He said al-Khatib was married to a Lebanese and lived in the area. A government official, also speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... , confirmed the incident and said it was unclear why Khatib was targeted or how he was killed. "The area in question is very remote and right along the border," he said. According to VDL Radio (100.3-100.5), the Syrian national was a farmer "who was working in his land when he was shot by the troops," adding that "his body is still on site ever since." This incident comes after two Syrian BTR-type armored personnel carriers along with a pickup carrying Syrian soldiers crossed the border in the area of Kherbet Daoud near Arsal on Tuesday. The soldiers raided the homes of brothers Zahri and Abdel Aziz al-Jabawi randomly firing from their machineguns. They later returned to the location where they came from. |
| Posted by:Fred |