Lebanese army command said Thursday that two gunmen, a Lebanese and a Syrian, have been killed during a clash with soldiers in northeastern Lebanese town of Ersal

Lebanese army command said Thursday that two gunmen, a Lebanese and a Syrian, have been killed during a clash with soldiers in northeastern Lebanese town of Ersal.

The military said in a communique that on Wednesday night a group of armed men riding a pickup truck clashed with the troops after attacking their checkpoint in the area of Wadi Hmeid in the outskirts of Ersal.

Two of the assailants were killed while the rest were able to escape, it said.

Another armed group attacked the same members of the checkpoint at 2:30 am but the assault caused no casualties, the communique said.

The soldiers were able to seize the pickup truck along with the weapons and ammunition that the gunmen were transporting, it added.