Unknown gunmen killed three Lebanese soldiers near the Syria border overnight, an official said on Tuesday, in the deadliest such attack since the start of the Syrian revolt more than two years ago.
No army spokesman was available for comment and there were no further details immediately available.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati denounced the “aggression” as he referred to the “difficult circumstances” Lebanon was passing through.
Since the start of the rebellion in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime more than two years ago there have been outbreaks of deadly violence on the Lebanese border.
Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in February in Arsal when an army patrol was ambushed while chasing a wanted man. The incident sharply raised tension between residents and the army.
Lebanon is sharply divided over the war in Syria and the majority Sunni Muslim village of Arsal is a particular flashpoint as refugees from the uprising and fighters hostile to the Assad regime traverse the border.