Woman killed and Lebanese soldier among injured as thousands flee crackdown in nearby Syrian town of Talkalakh.
Al-Jazeera
"A woman has been killed and a Lebanese soldier among five injured following gunfire at a border crossing between Syria and northern Lebanon.
The incident occurred near the Lebanese town of Wadi Khaled on Sunday. Thousands of Syrians have arrived at the border, fleeing a crackdown in the neighbouring town of Talkalakh, around five kilometres away.
The Syrian army surrounded and attacked Talkalakh on Saturday after a protest there the day before against the government of president Bashar al-Assad. At least four people were killed in the Saturday incursion.
Witnesses said those killed on Saturday were among dozens attempting to leave Talkalakh and enter Lebanon.
"Over the past 48 hours, we've seen dozens of families escape the border town of Talkalakh," Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr said. "There [has] been unrest there, it's one of the protest hubs ... some say up to 2,000 [have fled] in the past 48 hours."
An eyewitness on the border told Al Jazeera that at least 19 people had been wounded when the military swooped into Talkalakh on Saturday....."
Al-Jazeera
"A woman has been killed and a Lebanese soldier among five injured following gunfire at a border crossing between Syria and northern Lebanon.
The incident occurred near the Lebanese town of Wadi Khaled on Sunday. Thousands of Syrians have arrived at the border, fleeing a crackdown in the neighbouring town of Talkalakh, around five kilometres away.
The Syrian army surrounded and attacked Talkalakh on Saturday after a protest there the day before against the government of president Bashar al-Assad. At least four people were killed in the Saturday incursion.
Witnesses said those killed on Saturday were among dozens attempting to leave Talkalakh and enter Lebanon.
"Over the past 48 hours, we've seen dozens of families escape the border town of Talkalakh," Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr said. "There [has] been unrest there, it's one of the protest hubs ... some say up to 2,000 [have fled] in the past 48 hours."
An eyewitness on the border told Al Jazeera that at least 19 people had been wounded when the military swooped into Talkalakh on Saturday....."
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