Lebanese army arrests nine Syrians who had infiltrated into Lebanese territory inside a tanker at the Shadra-Akkar checkpoint (Credit: SS taken from a video posted by the Lebanese army).
BEIRUT — The Lebanese army announced on Thursday that it prevented 700 Syrians from entering Lebanon and arrested nine Syrians who had infiltrated into Lebanese territory at the Shudra-Akkar checkpoint.
"Over the past two weeks, attempts by about 700 Syrians to infiltrate were thwarted, and nine Syrians who had infiltrated into Lebanese territory inside a tanker were arrested at the Shudra-Akkar checkpoint, and the tanker driver was arrested," reads the Lebanese army statement.
تابعت وحدات من الجيش مهماتها الهادفة إلى مكافحة تهريب الأشخاص والتسلل غير الشرعي. أُحبِطت خلال الأسبوعين المنصرمين محاولات تسلل نحو ٧٠٠ سوري، وأُوقِف عند حاجز شدرا – عكار ٩ سوريين كانوا قد تسللوا إلى الأراضي اللبنانية داخل صهريج، وقد أُوقِف سائق الصهريج.https://t.co/SV61X7ObW3 pic.twitter.com/Sgx6U3yzTs
— الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) January 4, 2024
Lebanon hosts around two million Syrians including 800,000 registered with the United Nations. The Lebanese Army has previously reported intercepting thousands of illegal smuggling attempts.