A roadside bomb targeted a Lebanese army vehicle on Monday (August 15th) outside the northeastern border town of Arsal, Lebanese media reported.
An army statement said five troops were lightly injured in the blast.
The three-kilogramme bomb was remotely detonated and contained small pieces of metal aimed at maximizing injuries, the National News Agency (NNA) said.
The blast went off near a transmission pole in the Ras al-Sarj area at Arsal's entrance shortly after the vehicle passed by it, the agency said.
Fighters from the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) and Fateh al-Sham Front, formerly al-Nusra Front, are entrenched in rugged areas along the border and have engaged in clashes with the army on a regular basis.
