"Two rockets were launched, though no casualties were caused. There are several houses in the area where the rockets landed," said Ahmad Fliti on Wednesday.
Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
told AFP that a helicopter fired two rockets on Jubaneh al-Shmis on the outskirts of Arsal.
"The area lies several hundred metres away from a Lebanese army checkpoint," he said.
Arsal is a majority Sunni town in northeastern Leb, many of whose residents support the revolt against
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
The Scourge of Hama...
in neighbouring Syria.
Houses affected
Residents of Arsal told Al Jizz that two or three missiles hit the area, and houses have been affected.
There has been no reports of casualties thus far. This is the first time Syrian warplanes have hit the town of Arsal.
The area lies on the border with Syria, and has become home to thousands of people fleeing their the conflict. Arsal hosts more than 20,000 Syrian refugees, which is almost half the half the population of Arsal.
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Scores of Syrians injured in the violence have been brought into Arsal for medical treatment in recent months, and there have been reports of fighters and arms being smuggled in.
The attack comes after reported air strikes in the same area last month, which were condemned by the US and by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman
...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too...
who called it an "unacceptable violation".
Damascus
...The place where Pencilneck hangs his brass hat...
denied responsibility for the attacks.
Syria's conflict, which has raged for more than two years, has further entrenching deep divisions in Leb.
Leb's Sunni-led March 14 movement supports the opposition fighters, but the powerful Shia movement Hezbollah and its allies back the Assad regime.