Two Lebanese Soldiers Killed In A Bomb Blast

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A bomb blast Friday killed two Lebanese soldiers in the town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, where heavy fighting between Islamist militants and the Lebanese army has taken place.

wpid-Bomb-blast2.jpgThree soldiers were also wounded when a roadside bomb hit an army truck, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported.

No-one has claimed responsibility for the blast.

The incident is the latest to have taken place in Arsal, which last month saw heavy fighting between Lebanese troops and militants associated with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front.

The jihadists have since kidnapped 17 Lebanese security personnel and beheaded at least two of them, according to media reports.

The militants are demanding the release of loyalists held in Lebanese prisons in exchange for the abducted soldiers.

Arsal is a mainly Sunni town that has been backing Syrian opposition rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad.

GNA

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