Syrian Worker Hurt as 2 Rockets Hit Bekaa's Sarein
Two rockets landed on Sunday in the outskirts of the Bekaa town of Sarein, leaving one person wounded.
“A Syrian worker was wounded when a Grad rocket fired from Syria hit a grove in the northern Bekaa town of Sarein,” Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) reported.
For its part, Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said "two rockets landed between the towns of Sarein and al-Nabi Sheet, causing material damage.”
OTV also confirmed that two rockets struck the town.
Later on Sunday, the Lebanese Army announced that "two rockets fired from across the border with Syria landed in the plain of the town of Sarein at 4:30 p.m., causing no casualties."
It said army units inspected the area where the rockets fell.
Meanwhile, the so-called Baalbek Ahrar al-Sunna Brigade claimed responsibility for the rocket attack on its Twitter account.
On Friday, two rockets fired from the Eastern Mountain Belt on the Lebanese-Syrian border hit a plain between the Bekaa towns of Hermel and al-Qaa, according to al-Mayadeen TV.
Al-Qaida-inspired groups usually claim responsibility for suck attacks, arguing that they come in retaliation to Hizbullah's military intervention in Syria.
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