Wounded Syrians Flee to Wadi Khaled, One Dead

Three wounded Syrians arrived in Lebanon on Tuesday via an illegal crossing at the country's northern border with Syria, one of whom died in hospital.

"Three wounded Syrians were evacuated from their country late Tuesday via the unofficial crossing of Umm Jamee in the Wadi Khaled region" in northern Lebanon, a security official told Agence France Presse.

The three were immediately admitted to al-Salam hospital in Qoubaiyat and Rahhal hospital, but Imad K. died upon arrival, As Safir newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The official declined to specify the cause or nature of their injuries.

Witnesses in Wadi Khaled said a group of Syrians had carried the wounded into Lebanon on Tuesday, one of whom seemed to have been injured by a bullet to the head and leg.

The witnesses said they had heard brief gunfire from across the border earlier that day.

At least 5,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in northern Lebanon since April, fleeing violence in their native country as security forces crack down on anti-regime protesters. (AFP-Naharnet)