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Bomb Kills 2 Lebanese Soliders Near Border With Syria Bomb Kills 2 Lebanese Soldiers Near Border With Syria
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two Lebanese Army soldiers were killed and two were wounded on Friday when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb outside the town of Arsal, near the border with Syria. The town was the scene of battles that erupted last month between the army and militants from the group Islamic State and the Nusra Front, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda.BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two Lebanese Army soldiers were killed and two were wounded on Friday when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb outside the town of Arsal, near the border with Syria. The town was the scene of battles that erupted last month between the army and militants from the group Islamic State and the Nusra Front, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda.
A Syrian refugee doctor said he had treated the wounded soldiers in a field clinic in Arsal.A Syrian refugee doctor said he had treated the wounded soldiers in a field clinic in Arsal.
The attack came a day after the army detained three men — two Syrians and one Lebanese — in connection with the beheading of two Lebanese soldiers who were among a group held prisoner by the militants since last month’s battles.The attack came a day after the army detained three men — two Syrians and one Lebanese — in connection with the beheading of two Lebanese soldiers who were among a group held prisoner by the militants since last month’s battles.
The Lebanese suspect, originally from Arsal, was accused of carrying out the second of the two beheadings, according to army officials. The army did not detail his role in its official news release in an effort to tamp down potential sectarian reactions: The slain soldier was a Shiite, and the accused is a Sunni.The Lebanese suspect, originally from Arsal, was accused of carrying out the second of the two beheadings, according to army officials. The army did not detail his role in its official news release in an effort to tamp down potential sectarian reactions: The slain soldier was a Shiite, and the accused is a Sunni.
On Friday, the Nusra Front said in a statement that it had killed a third soldier among its Lebanese captives.On Friday, the Nusra Front said in a statement that it had killed a third soldier among its Lebanese captives.
Syrian refugees have tripled Arsal’s population during the war in Syria, which has inflamed Lebanon’s web of sectarian and political tensions.Syrian refugees have tripled Arsal’s population during the war in Syria, which has inflamed Lebanon’s web of sectarian and political tensions.