1 killed by gunfire near army checkpoint in Lebanon


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Jul 2025

BEIRUT, July 29 (Xinhua) -- A man was killed and another injured on Tuesday after they opened fire near an army border checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese military said.

According to a statement issued by the Lebanese army, a Lebanese citizen and a Syrian individual drove a vehicle to an army border monitoring point in the village of Matrabah, eastern Lebanon, then got off the vehicle and opened fire.

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