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2 Fires Tear Through Syrian Refugee Camps in Lebanon, Killing 1 Girl

HeadlineJul 05, 2017

In Lebanon, two separate fires tore through Syrian refugee camps in recent days, killing at least one girl and injuring nearly two dozen others. On Sunday, a fire burned the camp housing hundreds of refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley to the ground. Another fire broke out Tuesday at a nearby camp. Meanwhile, the Lebanese army raided two Syrian refugee camps near the border with Syria on Friday. Suicide bombers attacked the army during the raids. At least one small girl was killed in the conflict.

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