2 ISF Officers Injured in Armed Ambush in Bekaa
Two Internal Security Forces Information Branch officers were injured at dawn Friday when armed men opened fire on their patrol at the Jlala bridge-Chtaura in the Western Bekaa, the National News Agency reported.
NNA said the two-vehicle patrol came under fire from three gunmen riding a Mercedes that turned out to be stolen. One of the patrol’s vehicles, a Nissan, was riddled with bullets.
Officer Joseph al-Ashqar received wounds in his arms and legs while Elias Nasrallah was severely injured after bullets reached his abdomen and other parts of his body.
NNA said that the Mercedes was stolen from its owner Salam Massaad in Jeb Jenin hours before the 3:00 am ambush.
ISF took strong security measures in the Bekaa and launched an operation to search for the suspects that fled towards the international highway that leads to Damascus.
Security forces later found the vehicle near a waste dump in Jeb Jenin.
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