Lebanon’s army raided a suspected drug dealer's hideout on the outskirts of Hermel district late Monday (September 24th) leading to armed clashes in which a soldier was killed, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The night raid on al-Barach neighborhood aimed to capture a drug dealer but was met with gunshots which killed soldier Qassem Mohammad Wehbi and wounded at least six others, an army statement said.