Fatal Shooting Near Army Border Checkpoint
7/29/2025 8:28:00 PM
The Lebanese Army – Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:
"On July 29, 2025, as a car carrying a Lebanese citizen and a Syrian national passed near an army border checkpoint in the town of Mutribah – Al-Qasr, both individuals exited the vehicle and opened fire toward the town. They ignored warnings from the checkpoint personnel and attempted to flee the scene, trying to run over the soldiers, who were forced to open fire. As a result, the Lebanese citizen was killed and the Syrian national was wounded. An investigation has been launched under the supervision of the competent judiciary to uncover the circumstances of the incident."
"On July 29, 2025, as a car carrying a Lebanese citizen and a Syrian national passed near an army border checkpoint in the town of Mutribah – Al-Qasr, both individuals exited the vehicle and opened fire toward the town. They ignored warnings from the checkpoint personnel and attempted to flee the scene, trying to run over the soldiers, who were forced to open fire. As a result, the Lebanese citizen was killed and the Syrian national was wounded. An investigation has been launched under the supervision of the competent judiciary to uncover the circumstances of the incident."