A Lebanese soldier was killed early Friday when a military carrier carrying troops along the road in Bireh in the northern Akkar province came under gunfire.
A security source told The Daily Star that Jean Jamal al-Hashem, a 19-year-old private in the Army, was instantly killed in the 4:45 a.m. attack
Sorrow and grief gripped the town, and residents blocked the Qobeiyat road in protest.
Lebanese soldiers launched a hunt for the attackers.
Source: MENA