Gunmen kill 3 troops on Lebanon-Syria border: Official
Source: Times of India
BAALBECK, LEBANON: Armed men killed three Lebanese soldiers near the Syria border overnight, an official said on Tuesday, in the deadliest such attack since the start of the Syrian revolt more than two years ago.
"Three soldiers were killed by armed men while they were in a four-wheel drive vehicle east of Arsal," the security official said, referring to a town in northeastern Lebanon where most residents support the Syrian uprising.
No army spokesman was available for comment and there were no more details immediately available.
Since the start of the rebellion in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad's regime more than two years ago there have been outbreaks of deadly violence on the Lebanese border.
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