A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden car targeted a Lebanese army checkpoint near the Syrian border on Saturday evening, killing three soldiers, the Lebanese military said.The attack near the eastern border town of Arsal killed three soldiers and wounded another four, a military statement said. Military helicopters rushed to rescue the wounded from the rugged mountainous area, said the army statement.
The Ahrar al-Sunna in Baalbek Brigade, an extremist group,
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The group said the bombing was to avenge the Lebanese army killing of a suspected militant during an arrest raid on Thursday, and for Hezbollahâs participation in the Syrian conflict. The group âshould not think it will not be punished for killing innocents in Syria,â one message read.
The bombing shook windows in the town of Arsal, less than a mile (one kilometre) away, said deputy mayor Ahmad Fliti.
Following the bombing, a woman and child were killed by Lebanese soldiers who opened fire on their vehicle after the drive did not stop at another Arsal checkpoint, Lebanonâs state news said.