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Lebanon's military said on Saturday that a soldier was moderately wounded by gunfire coming from Syria a day prior in the country's northeast.
"A Lebanese soldier sustained moderate injuries as a result of gunfire from the Syrian side targeting a Lebanese army post in the Qasr-Hermel area," the military said, adding that "soldiers at the post returned fire."
"An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances of the incident in coordination with the relevant Syrian authorities."
On Friday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa informed him that Syrian troop building along the border with Lebanon was "solely aimed at strengthening border control and maintaining internal Syrian security," and that similar measures were taken on the border with Iraq.
AFP
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