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Shell fired from Syrian side wounds civilian in Akkar, North Lebanon: NNA

Shell fired from Syrian side wounds civilian in Akkar, North Lebanon: NNA

LBCI29-05-2025

A Shilka shell fired from the Syrian side landed in the northern Lebanese town of Al-Dawseh in Akkar, wounding one civilian, according to the National News Agency.

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