In an issued statement by the Lebanese Army Command – Orientation Directorate on Saturday, it indicated that a citizen of initials (N.M.) tried to storm an army post carrying a knife and a suitcase in the Rifa area in Tripoli this morning, stabbing the soldier on duty several times in different parts of his body as he tried to stop him.

At that instant, the citizen was immediately shot and killed by another soldier on duty, following which the wounded soldier was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and is currently in a stable condition.

Meanwhile, the suitcase in possession of the assailant is being examined by an explosives expert and an investigation has been initiated under the supervision of the concerned judiciary to uncover the circumstances of the incident.

Source: National News Agency