Tunisian killed in armed confrontation at Syrian- Lebanese borders
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/5/2005

Armed confrontations took place between the Syrian security forces and an "extremist group" which tried to infiltrate into the Lebanese territories, resulted in killing two Syrian soldiers and the leader of the group who is of a Tunisian nationality called Majdi Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed al-Zreibi ( 26 year old) and the detention of 34 of his supporters of various Arab, but not Syrian, nationalities.

Later, the Syrian authorities said it found in a house used for suspicious objectives on travel passports, identity cards and documents for several persons of Arab nationalities.

News reports in Damascus said that Sunday's incident, took place near the Syrian- Lebanese borders in Homs city, 200 km from the capital Damascus.

This incident came after one and a half months from the Syrian authorities announcement of killing two gunmen and detention of a third after he was injured, during clashes that took place in Daf al-Shawk quarters in Damascus.

According to Syrian official sources, Daf al-Shawk group belongs to what is called Jund al-Sham organization.

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