Judge Zein interrogates two arrested men over LAF attack in Arsal

Military investigative Judge Imad Zein interrogated on Tuesday two arrested men identified as Imane Shemaytieh and Ahmad Houssein Mohammad on suspicion of involvement in the killing of three soldiers in the Arsal region.

In this context, Judge Zein issued an arrest warrant against both men as per article No. 219/549 penalties, and sent a notification letter to Syrian national Mashehour al-Wazir who is still on the run.

Three Lebanese Armed Forces' soldiers were killed on Tuesday May 28th, after unknown assailants opened fire at them at 3 am dawn in the region of Wadi Hmeid on the outskirts of Arsal, northeastern Lebanon.

The LAF took airtight measures in the region in order to identify the assailants who escaped towards the Syrian territories.

The soldiers who were killed were identified as: Ali Monzer, Mustafa Hayek and Mohamad Sharaf Eddine, and were taken to Beirut's military hospital.