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Machinegun Fire, Shell from Syria Target Akkar Border Area

Heavy-caliber machinegun fire from the Syrian side of the border is targeting the Mashta Hammoud mountain on the Lebanese bank of the Grand River, state-run National News Agency reported Thursday afternoon.

A shell has also landed near the house of Lebanese citizen Kamal Ramadan, NNA said.

The shell damaged a car owned by the man's brother and the driver “escaped unharmed miraculously,” the agency added.


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