Sunday, May 15, 2011

Border fire at Syria-Lebanon frontier

Woman killed and Lebanese soldier among injured as thousands flee crackdown in nearby Syrian town of Talkalakh.

A woman has been killed and a Lebanese soldier among five injured following gunfire at a border crossing between Syria and northern Lebanon.

The incident occurred near the Lebanese town of Wadi Khaled on Sunday. Thousands of Syrians have arrived at the border, fleeing a crackdown in the neighbouring town of Talkalakh, around five kilometres away.

The Syrian army surrounded and attacked Talkalakh on Saturday after a protest there the day before against the government of president Bashar al-Assad. At least four people were killed in the Saturday incursion.

Witnesses said those killed on Saturday were among dozens attempting to leave Talkalakh and enter Lebanon.

Read more-Al Jazeera

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