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Lebanese soldier, fugitive killed in fire exchange

Xinhua, March 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Lebanese soldier and a wanted person were killed Tuesday in an exchange of fire during a raid in the northern town of Bhannine, the army said in a statement.

The statement said that "wanted fugitive Abdul Rahman Ahmed Tamer died after he exchanged fire with an army unit. The clash also resulted in the death of a soldier."

The military identified the dead soldier as Mohammed Hussein Shabke.

The army revealed that Tamer belongs to the terrorist group of Khaled Hoblos which ambushed a military patrol in the area of Dhour al-Mhammara in al-Minieh last October.

Four soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the attack, it said.

The National News Agency later reported that the army carried out patrols on the main road of Bhannine after the exchange of fire. Troops also erected checkpoints to inspect cars, it added. Endit