Lebanese soldiers ambushed near a town I was in last week
by ano on Apr.13, 2009, under where am i?
Check out this NY Times story about an ambush on a group of Lebanese soldiers that happened this morning. Four of them were killed when their truck was attacked with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns by drug traffickers. The craziest thing about it is this happened in Rayak, in the northern part of the Bekaa Valley. I was there, 6 days ago in Zahle and Ksara hanging out in the mountains and wine tasting. These beautiful, calm, serene towns are only 6 miles away from Rayak! Six days and six miles is far too close for comfort.
The most bizarre thing about Lebanon is how totally at peace with the situation all of the locals seem. So comfortable and able to go on living their lives. I guess you get used to instability after 15 years of civil war. Reading that bit of news makes me even more excited to be in Egypt.
