Matrabah: A man was killed and another injured yesterday, after they opened fire, near an army border checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese military said.
According to Nam News Network, a Lebanese citizen and a Syrian individual drove a vehicle to an army border monitoring point in the village of Matrabah, eastern Lebanon. They then got off the vehicle and opened fire at the checkpoint.
The statement noted that the individuals did not comply with the warnings issued by the checkpoint personnel. Instead, they attempted to flee the scene by trying to run over the soldiers. In response, the troops were forced to open fire, which resulted in the death of the Lebanese citizen and the injury of the Syrian individual.