Syrian Killed in Drive-by Shooting in Arsal
A Syrian man was shot dead Sunday in the northeastern border town of Arsal, state-run National News Agency reported.
“Syrian national Abdullah Abou Hassan was shot dead at the hands of unknown gunmen riding a black Kia SUV in Arsal,” NNA said.
“His body was transferred to the al-Rahma Hospital in Arsal,” it added.
Such incidents have become frequent in Arsal in recent years.
The border town hosts thousands of refugees who fled the conflict in neighboring Syria.
Militants from the al-Nusra Front, al-Qaida's Syria branch, and the Islamic State are entrenched in the town's outskirts. In August 2014, they stormed the town and engaged in bloody battles with the Lebanese army.
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