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Rocket fire from Syria kills at least seven in Lebanese border town Rocket fire from Syria kills at least seven in Lebanese border town
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Rocket fire into the Lebanese border town of Arsal has killed at least seven people and wounded 15, in one of several such salvoes to hit towns bordering war-torn Syria. Rocket fire has left at least seven people dead and 15 others wounded in the Lebanese border town of Arsal, the latest in a series of salvoes to hit towns bordering Syria.
At least 10 rockets have struck Lebanese frontier areas, according to local security sources, in further spillover from Syria's civil war that has raised tensions across Lebanon. At least 10 rockets have struck Lebanese frontier areas, according to local security sources, in further spillover from Syria's civil war that has raised tensions in Lebanon.
Lebanon, itself shattered by civil war from 1975 to 1990, has been struggling to keep itself out of the nearly three-year conflict raging in its much larger neighbour, with more than 100,000 people killed there. Lebanon has been struggling to keep itself out of the nearly three-year conflict that has claimed more than 100,000 lives.
But with sectarian sympathies aligning different Lebanese groups with Syria's warring parties, spillover has become increasingly frequent. Lebanon is now coping with increased car bombings, some of them hitting the heart of the capital Beirut. But with sectarian sympathies aligning different Lebanese groups with Syria's warring parties, spillover has become increasingly frequent. Lebanon is now coping with increased car bombings, some of them in its capital, Beirut.
The National News Agency said a single rocket caused the death toll in Arsal, an area sympathetic to the mostly Sunni Muslim rebels seeking to oust Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. The National News Agency said a single rocket caused the death toll in Arsal, an area sympathetic to the mostly Sunni Muslim rebels seeking to topple the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
A Lebanese national security source said there were eight casualties from two rockets in Arsal, but could not confirm how many were dead or wounded. Security sources inside the town said seven rockets crashed around Arsal, and that a field clinic and a Syrian refugee camp were both hit. A Lebanese national security source said there were eight casualties from two rockets in Arsal, but could not confirm how many were dead or wounded. Security sources inside the town said seven rockets crashed around Arsal, and that a field clinic and a Syrian refugee camp were hit.
The security source said that a Syrian fighter jet was targeting a town on the Syrian side of the frontier, but was not the source of the rocket fire. The security source said a Syrian fighter jet was targeting a town on the Syrian side of the frontier, but was not the source of the rocket fire.
Rockets also crashed into areas around the northern Lebanese border town of Hermel. One hit inside Hermel but caused no major damage, while two more rockets fell in neighbouring villages, without reported casualties. Rockets also hit areas around the northern Lebanese border town of Hermel. One hit inside the town but caused no major damage, while two more fell in neighbouring villages, without reported casualties.
Hermel is supportive of Lebanon's powerful Shia Muslim militant movement Hezbollah, which has been fighting in Syria on the side of Assad, himself from the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam. Hermel is supportive of Lebanon's powerful Shia Muslim militant movement Hezbollah, which has been fighting in Syria on the side of Assad – who is from the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam.
A day earlier, Hermel, which is regularly the target of rocket and mortar attacks from Syrian rebels, suffered its first car bomb attack. A day earlier, Hermel, which is regularly the target of rocket and mortar attacks from Syrian rebels, experienced its first car bomb attack. Four people were killed including the suicide bomber. The Lebanese branch of the Nusra Front, a Syrian rebel group affiliated with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility. It has not been possible to verify the claim.
The attack, which killed four people, including a suicide bomber inside the car, was claimed by the Lebanese branch of the Nusra Front, the Syrian rebel group affiliated with al-Qaida. It has not been possible to verify the claim.
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