Syrian Jets Bombard House at Outskirts of Arsal
Syrian warplanes pounded on Wednesday a house on the outskirts of the eastern border town of Arsal.
The house belongs to a member of al-Awad family, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The NNA said that the shelling only caused material damage.
"Two rockets were launched, though no casualties were caused. There are several houses in the area where the rockets landed," said Ahmed Fliti, deputy mayor of Arsal.
The two-year long violence in Syria has increasingly spilled over into Lebanon, with cross-border shelling in the north and east.
"A helicopter fired two rockets on Jubaneh al-Shmis on the outskirts of Arsal. The area lies several hundred meters (yards) away from a Lebanese army checkpoint," a Lebanese security official told Agence France Presse on condition of anonymity.
In March, President Michel Suleiman denounced the Syrian airstrikes in Lebanese territories but Damascus, in its first comments on the attacks, denied it was involved.
The region of Arsal has been said to be used for the smuggling of arms and the flow of fighters across the border.
Arsal is a majority Sunni town, many of whose residents support the revolt against President Bashar Assad in neighboring Syria.
The area lies on the border with Syria, and has become home to thousands of people fleeing their the conflict.
Scores of Syrians injured in the violence have been brought into Arsal for medical treatment in recent months, and there have been reports of fighters and arms being smuggled in.
Syrian authorities had threatened to attack Lebanese territories if “terrorists” continue to infiltrate the country from Lebanon.
Lebanese parties are sharply divided over the developments in Syria despite the dissociation policy that was adopted by the state.
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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