Syrian artillery hit villages in northern Lebanon on Saturday killing two women and a man and wounding scores more after opposition rebels crossed the border into Lebanon, residents said.
Residents of the Wadi Khaled region said several mortar
bombs started falling on farm buildings five to 20 km (3 to 12
miles) from the border at around 2 a.m.
At midday on Saturday villagers reported more explosions and
said they heard gunfire close to the border.
Syrian rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad
have used northern Lebanon as a base and Syrian forces have at
times bombed villages and even crossed the border in pursuit of
militants, threatening to stir up tensions in its smaller
neighbour.
In the village of al-Mahatta, a house was destroyed, killing
a 16-year-old girl and wounding a two year old and a four year
old, family members told Reuters. A 25-year-old woman and a man
were also killed in nearby villages, residents said.
