Soldiers deployed on a road leading to the village of Arsal, in the Bekaa, in 2014. (Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP)
BEIRUT — One person was killed when a Lebanese Army patrol came under fire Saturday morning in the al-Sharawneh area of Baalbeck in the Bekaa.
Here's what we know:
• The incident occurred as the patrol was conducting a search for suspects. One suspect was killed and another injured, but no soldiers were injured in the shooting, the army reported via Twitter.
• The district of al-Sharawneh, as well as the Bekaa, where non-state arms are widely prevalent, is often the scene of bloody clashes, sometimes involving the Lebanese Army.
BEIRUT — One person was killed when a Lebanese Army patrol came under fire Saturday morning in the al-Sharawneh area of Baalbeck in the Bekaa.
Here's what we know:
• The incident occurred as the patrol was conducting a search for suspects. One suspect was killed and another injured, but no soldiers were injured in the shooting, the army reported via Twitter.
• The district of al-Sharawneh, as well as the Bekaa, where non-state arms are widely prevalent, is often the scene of bloody clashes, sometimes involving the Lebanese Army.
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