Body of soldier killed in 1982 found in Lebanon

The body of what appears to be a Syrian soldier killed in a 1982 battle with Israel was found in eastern Lebanon, an army official said Wednesday, and a search is under way for the remains of more missing soldiers.

A man digging in village of Mdoukha unearthed the remains Monday night, the senior Lebanese officer said. Mdoukha and the nearby village of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley were the site of heavy fighting in June 1982 between Israeli forces and Syrian troops and their Palestinian guerrilla allies shortly after Israel's invasion of Lebanon. (AP)