Syria rockets fall near Lebanon border town

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Syria rockets fall near Lebanon border town

March 20, 2013 10:51 AM (Last updated: March 20, 2013 07:08 PM)

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Lebanese fighters take positions as they pose for photographers in the Syrian border town of Zeita, 5 km from the Lebanese northeastern village of al-Qasr, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (The Daily Star/Rakan al-Fakih)

BAALBEK, Lebanon: Several rockets from the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon struck near a border town in the Hermel, northeast of the country.

The five 107-mm rockets fell at around 10 a.m. just west of the border town of Al-Qasr, some 10-kilometers inside Lebanese territory.

At around 5.30 p.m. another rocket from the Syrian side of the border fell in the same area.

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Story Summary

Several rockets from the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon struck near a border town in the Hermel, northeast of the country.

	Syria rocket attacks on Hermel raise tensions

	Syrian rebels step up rocket attacks, two hit Hermel

	Rockets from Syria hit Lebanon’s Al-Qasr

	Hermel residents threaten to hit back at Syria rebels

	More rockets from Syria hit Lebanon’s Hermel

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