Shells Hit Akkar Towns, Halt Traffic on Abboudiyeh-Menjez Road

Shells fired from the Syrian side of the border targeted several towns in the northern district of Akkar on Wednesday evening, in the latest such incident in recent days.

“Shells and gunshots from Syria landed in the outskirts of the Akkar towns of Hikr Janine and Qashlaq,” state-run National News Agency reported.

Two shells also struck Amar al-Baikat's peripheries as gunfire targeted the highway linking al-Abboudiyeh to Menjez, NNA added.

The shelling forced a halt of traffic on the highway, according to the agency.

A man was injured on Friday when several border towns in Akkar came under gunfire from the Syrian side of the border.

Several border areas in the North have been frequently struck by cross-border fire and shelling.

Y.R.