Syrian helicopter fires on Lebanese town, two wounded
Source: Reuters
BEIRUT | Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:59am EDT
(Reuters) - A Syrian helicopter opened fire on a Lebanese border town in the eastern Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, wounding two people, the Lebanese army said in a statement.
The incident took place in the mainly Sunni Muslim town of Arsal, whose residents strongly support the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Syria.
"A Syrian helicopter fired two rockets towards the square of the town, two people were wounded," the army statement said.
Arsal has also sheltered fighters who fled the Syrian border town of Qusair, captured by Assad's forces and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas after more than two weeks of fierce fighting with rebels.
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