Syria’s army attacked Lebanon after it said three soldiers were kidnapped, brought to Lebanon and killed by Hezbollah militants. Hezbollah denied involvement.

Three soldiers in Syria's new army and seven Lebanese were killed in border clashes the last two days, the Syrian defence ministry and Lebanese health ministry said while their foreign ministers met to discuss maintaining respect for the sovereignty of the two countries.

Lebanon says it was struck by shelling from Syria, after three Syrians were killed in Lebanon, escalating tensions between Beirut and Syria’s new Islamist-led government.