Nusra Militant Dead, Another Hurt in Arsal Outskirts Blast
A member of the jihadist group al-Nusra Front was killed and another was wounded in a bomb attack in the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal on Thursday, state-run National News Agency reported.
It said the explosive device was planted by jihadist rivals from the Islamic State group in the Wadi Ajram area in the town's outskirts.
Members of the two groups are entrenched in rugged areas along Lebanon's eastern border with Syria.
The Lebanese army regularly shells their positions while Hizbullah and the Syrian army have engaged in clashes with them on the Syrian side of the border.
The two jihadist groups briefly overran the town of Arsal in 2014 before being ousted by the Lebanese army after days of deadly battles.
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