Lebanese troops raid Syrian refugee camp

Lebanese troops raided a Syrian refugee camp in a restive border town on Thursday, with the army saying unknown assailants torched several tents but residents accusing soldiers of setting them ablaze.

In a statement, the army said its forces were carrying out raids in one refugee camp in Arsal, in eastern Lebanon, when unknown attackers tried to set fire to tents in another neighbouring camp.

"Three attackers on a motorbike attempted to set fire to the other camp, so army forces opened fire on them, killing one and wounding the others," the army said in a statement.