Smugglers attack Lebanese army near Syrian border

It said the shooting took place overnight in the Wadi Khaled area, about one km (0.7 mile) from the border in northern Lebanon, after the army had detained several smugglers. One soldier was slightly wounded.

The Lebanese army has beefed up its presence on the Syrian border to prevent arms from reaching Hizbollah as demanded by a U.N. Security Council resolution that halted a month-long war between Israel and the guerrilla group on August 14.

Smugglers use the Wadi Khaled area to transport items such as cement, diesel and tobacco across the border. Authorities detained 12 suspects after the shooting, the agency reported.

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