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| Lebanese Troops Deployed to Intercept Smuggling from Syria Attacked |
| 2008-08-01 |
| Lebanese troops deployed to intercept smuggling across the borders with Syria were attacked by unidentified assailants before dawn Wednesday. A soldier was killed and another was wounded. The army outpost targeted by the attack is 200 meters west of the borderline with Syria at the remote village of Quld al-Sabaa in the Hizbullah stronghold of Hermel province. The region is a reputed smuggling trail abutting Syrian territory in the rough terrain of east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. The reports said army troops responded to the sources of fire and a chase was carried out for the gunmen who withdrew further east towards Syrian territory. It could not be determined, however, if the gunmen had managed to cross into Syria. |
| Posted by:Fred |