An Internal Security Forces soldier identified by his initials (H.H.) was assaulted Saturday with a knife in Borj al-Barajneh area by Hassan Shamseddine who stabbed the soldier in the neck causing him to bleed, but the soldier managed to shoot at the assailant and injure his leg.
The soldier was taken to an unidentified hospital for treatment, while Shamseddine was taken to Bahman Hospital. Reports said that Shamseddine is a drug addict.
In a separate incident, the Drugs Combating Bureau managed, in collaboration with Dahr al-Baidar police checkpoint members, to arrest Hassan A. who is wanted for drug dealing charges.
1377 grams of opium, 187 grams of cocaine powder, and 65 grams of base cocaine were seized from the detainee.