Two Lebanese soldiers were wounded after an Army raid to arrest a suspect in Baalbeck’s Brital erupted into clashes, a statement from the Army reported Sunday.
An Army unit raided the house of a fugitive identified as Abbas Yaghi, who was wanted on drug charges.
During the raid, assailants opened fire on the troops, and ensuing clashes left two soldiers wounded, one of them critically
Date of incident
December 30, 2018
Death toll
0 person(s)
Number of Injured
2 person(s)
Location
Brital
Primary category
Raid
Secondary Category
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary)
Power & governance conflicts
