Shooting Leaves Man Dead Near Military Checkpoint in Lebanon

(MENAFN) A deadly confrontation unfolded on Tuesday near an army border checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, where one man was killed and another wounded, the Lebanese military confirmed.

In an official statement, the Lebanese army detailed that a vehicle carrying a Lebanese national and a Syrian individual approached a border monitoring post in the village of Matrabah. Upon arrival, both occupants exited the vehicle and began firing at the soldiers stationed there.

"They did not comply with the warnings of the checkpoint personnel and attempted to flee the scene, trying to run over the soldiers," the statement said, adding that, "The troops were forced to open fire, resulting in the death of the Lebanese citizen and injury of the Syrian individual."

The military has initiated an investigation to determine the full circumstances surrounding the violent incident.

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