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Lebanese Dead as Shell Falls in Syria facing Bekaa Town

Lebanese national Ali Abu Bakr was killed and several other citizens were hurt on Tuesday when a mortar round fell inside Syrian territory facing the Bekaa border town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali, state-run National News Agency reported.

Abu Bakr, a farmer, was cultivating his grove inside Syrian territory when the deadly shell fell during clashes between Syrian forces and rebels.

His body was transported from Syrian territory to Al-Batoul Hospital in Lebanon’s al-Hermel.


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