Terrorists Attack LA Post: Soldier Martyred

Local Editor

A Lebanese soldier was killed on Tuesday after gunmen opened fire on an army post in al-Beddawi near the northern city of Tripoli, the military announced.

An army communique said troops responded to the attack by opening fire on the perpetrators, adding that military units were pursuing them to arrest them.

Local TV and radio stations said two other soldiers were injured in the attack and taken to al-Qobbe hospital in Tripoli.

They identified the dead soldier as Mohammed Hussein.

The Lebanese Army has been engaged in a war against terrorism since early last month, when extremists from ISIL and the Nusra Front briefly took over the northeastern border town of Arsal.

While retreating, the militants took dozens of soldiers and policemen captive in a bid to swap them with inmates held at Roumieh Prison.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team