Lebanon, Syria forces exchange border fire

Syrian troops exchanged fire with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups in northeast Lebanon overnight and into Monday in a new round of clashes along the border. The mountainous frontier has been a flashpoint in the three months since rebels toppled Syria's Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Tehran and Hezbollah, and installed their own institutions and army. Late on Sunday, Syria's defence ministry accused Hezbollah of crossing into Syrian territory and kidnapping and killing three members of Syria's new army. Hezbollah denied any involvement. A Lebanese security source told Reuters the three Syrian soldiers had crossed into Lebanese territory first and were killed by armed members of a tribe in northeastern Lebanon who feared their town was under attack. In retaliation for their deaths, Syrian troops shelled Lebanese border towns overnight, according to the Syrian defence ministry and the Lebanese army. A Lebanese child was killed during the clashes while six people were injured, according to a statement by the Lebanese government on Monday.

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