Gunmen attack army in Douris, kill one soldier

The Lebanese army command said on Monday in a statement that gunmen opened fire on several army positions and a patrol in Lebanon's Baalbek region in the Bekaa Valley overnight, killing one soldier.

"A number of armed (men) fired at a patrol belonging to the army and military centers...which led to the martyrdom of one of the soldiers," it said. 

The fallen soldier was identified as Ali al-Afi (born on 4/7/1990). He hails from the region of Baalbek and is married with one son.

 

LBCI/REUTERS