The army announced the death of a soldier and the injury of 5 others during the raid carried out by an army force in Al-Sharawneh, which resulted in the arrest of a number of wanted persons.
The army brought in more military reinforcements, with the support of a helicopter and a reconnaissance plane, to determine the positions of the fugitives, and the force is working to besiege a group of wanted persons.
One of the dangerous wanted men known as “Abu Basala” managed to escape, while the army arrested his aides.
Armed clashes took place in the Al-Sharawneh neighborhood – Baalbek, between a Lebanese army patrol and a number of wanted men, while carrying out raids and arresting drug trafficking gangs.
In the morning, the army announced on its Twitter site that a force was carrying out raids and an exchange of fire took place, which led to the fall of 5 soldiers, two of them in critical condition, as a result of being hit by a missile during the clashes. They were transferred to Dar Al-Amal University Hospital in Baalbek. Also on the wanted list.