2 dead in Lebanon as snowstorm batters Mideast

2 dead in Lebanon as snowstorm batters Mideast
Beirut (AFP) Jan 7, 2015 - A Syrian man and a young boy died in Lebanon as a rare snowstorm Wednesday battered parts of the Middle East, adding to the misery of war refugees from Syria. The bodies of the two Syrians, including the six-year-old boy, were found in the Shebaa region of south Lebanon, the Red Cross said. A security source told AFP they were refugees crossing the mountainous border between Syria and Le ... more

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