Syrian jet flies into Lebanon, fires missile

Yahoo News:

ARSAL, Lebanon (Reuters) – A Syrian jet flew 20 km (12 miles) into Lebanon and fired a missile into a field on the outskirts of the border town of Arsal on Wednesday but caused no casualties, witnesses said.

Lebanon has maintained a policy of “dissociation” from Syria’s two-year-old conflict. But many Lebanese officials feel their country is increasingly at risk of being dragged into the civil war, which the United Nations says has killed 70,000 people.

Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have fired mortars into and occasionally entered Lebanese territory in pursuit of rebels. They threatened to carry out air strikes in Lebanon last month.

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2 Replies to “Syrian jet flies into Lebanon, fires missile”

  1. I was hoping the missile would have destroyed something. The fewer left alive on both sides the safer we are.