Rockets Fired from 'Arsal Outskirts' Hit al-Bazzaliyeh, Nearby Areas
Rockets fired from the Lebanese-Syrian border landed Tuesday on the outskirts of the Bekaa town of al-Bazzaliyeh and nearby areas.
“At 4:45 p.m., five rockets fired from the Syrian side of the border hit the plain of the towns of Hrabta, al-Bazzaliyeh and al-Labweh in the Baalbek-Hermel district, causing no casualties,” the Lebanese Army said in a statement.
“At once, an army force arrived on the scene and took the appropriate measures as a military expert inspected the places where the rockets landed,” it added.
Earlier on Tuesday, al-Manar television said four rockets launched from the eastern mountain range landed on the outskirts of al-Bazzaliyeh.
It later reported that "today's rockets were fired from an area southeast of Wadi al-Raayan in Arsal's outskirts, specifically from the ranch of (Muslim cleric) Mustafa al-Hujairi, aka Abou Taqiyyeh."
"A takfiri group whose name was mentioned many times in investigations into bomb-laden cars is behind the rocket attack on al-Bazzaliyeh," al-Manar added.
Lebanon's National News Agency reported that the rockets were fired from the Arsal region of Halimat Qara in the eastern mountain range.
A number of rockets had been fired from the Syrian side of the border against the Bekaa since Hizbullah's acknowledgment of its fighting in the Syrian conflict alongside the country's ruling regime.
The “Marwan Hadid Brigades” usually claim responsibility for such border attacks.
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