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 Four rockets fired by foreign-backed militants in Syria have hit Lebanon's eastern Bekaa region, but there have been no reports of casualties.
“Four rockets struck in the area between Saraain al-Fawqa and Saraain al-Tahta near the Rayaq airport,” a Lebanese security source speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP on Saturday.
“The rockets were fired from Syrian territory. There were no casualties,” he added.
Rocket attacks blamed on foreign-backed militants in Syria have repeatedly targeted Lebanese border areas.
Last week, a girl lost her life and a women sustained injury after three mortar rounds fired by militants in Syria struck near the eastern town of Hermel in Bekaa region.
The region is a stronghold of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah.
In an interview recently broadcast on Turkish television, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if the militants take power in Syria, they could destabilize the entire Middle East region for decades.
“If the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country, or if the terrorist forces take control… the situation will inevitably spill over into neighboring countries and create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond,” the Syrian president stated.
Syria has been gripped by turmoil since March 2011 and the foreign-sponsored militancy has taken its toll on the lives of many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel.
(source: Press TV)
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