Eight Wounded Syrians Arrive in North Lebanon

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Eight wounded Syrians were hospitalized in northern Lebanon Friday after entering the country through an illegal crossing at the border with Syria, a Lebanese security official told Agence France Presse.

"Eight Syrians with gunshot wounds were evacuated from their country via the unofficial crossing of al-Qusair in the region of Akkar" at Lebanon's northern border with Syria, the official said on condition of anonymity.

They were immediately hospitalized in the northern town of Halba, he said, adding that at least seven more Syrians were waiting to cross the border.

The news came amid reports Syrian security forces had shot dead 11 people and injured scores during anti-regime protests in Damascus and other cities after Friday Muslim prayers.

Syrian rights groups say that more than 1,300 people have been killed and 10,000 arrested in a brutal state crackdown on protesters, who since March have hit the streets to demand the regime of Bashar al-Assad step down.

Thousands of Syrian refugees have arrived in northern Lebanon since April, fleeing violence in their native country.

Comments 5
Default-user-icon Le Phenicien (Guest) almost 13 years

Lebanon should not receive them , they should be sent to Syria , we dont want Syrian Sunni Salafi terrorists on our soil , we have enough of them .

Default-user-icon go_f_urself (Guest) almost 13 years

Le Phenicien.... u r a disgusting human being. These poor people are being terrorized shame on you for even suggesting denying them humanitarian aid no matter what their religious or political affiliations may be. Honestly... when ppl like u open their mouths I feel disgusted. Go F&%K urself.

Missing peace almost 13 years

f.. you le phenicien, you smell like s.. you and your toilets comments...

do you a favor and go to a hospital....

Default-user-icon moallek (Guest) almost 13 years

Le phénicien ! Le général de pacotille qui vous inspire a toutes les raisons d'être fier de vous. Vous n'avez rien d'humain et vous êtes comme tous vos camarades orangistes le prototype de ces déchets irrécupérables dont l'humanité souffre. Deir el Salib est prêt à vous recevoir avec des tarifs de groupe. Rassemblez vous et allez y le plus vite possible.

Default-user-icon The Truth (Guest) almost 13 years

@Le Phenicien: the same people that are killing theses civilian revolutionaries (that you call terrorists), were the same ones hunting down your general and his people for years in Lebanon. Can it be you are that stupid that you forget these things? Maybe so as general himself seems to not give a crap about his own people in Syrian prisons any more after complaining about it for years and now is Assad's best friend.