Lebanon's army raided a suspected Islamist militant hideout in the northern city of Tripoli late on Sunday night, leading to armed clashes in which a soldier and a suspected militant were killed, the army said.
The raid on a house in the al-Tabbaneh district of Tripoli aimed to capture Hajar al-Abdullah, but was met with resistance including gunshots and hand grenades, according to the state-run National News Agency.
In the fighting, Abdullah and a soldier were killed, several other soldiers were wounded, and Abdullah's brother, Bilal al-Abdullah, was detained. The army seized money, arms, ammunition and other military hardware from the house, it said.