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| Lebanese city rocked by bus bomb | Lebanese city rocked by bus bomb |
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| At least 16 people have been killed by an explosion in the centre of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. | |
| Security officials said a bomb went off close to a bus whose passengers included a number of off-duty soldiers. | Security officials said a bomb went off close to a bus whose passengers included a number of off-duty soldiers. |
| The port city has been the scene of sectarian fighting in recent months in which more than 20 people have died. | The port city has been the scene of sectarian fighting in recent months in which more than 20 people have died. |
| The attack comes a day after the new national unity government won a vote of confidence and as President Michel Suleiman was due to travel to Syria. | The attack comes a day after the new national unity government won a vote of confidence and as President Michel Suleiman was due to travel to Syria. |
| No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded at least 24 people. | No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded at least 24 people. |
| The bomb went off in Masarif Street in Tripoli's busy commercial district. | The bomb went off in Masarif Street in Tripoli's busy commercial district. |
| Troubled city | Troubled city |
| In recent months, Tripoli has seen a series of clashes between anti-Syrian Sunni Muslims and Alawites, a Shia Muslim sect, who are linked to political and militant movement Hezbollah. | In recent months, Tripoli has seen a series of clashes between anti-Syrian Sunni Muslims and Alawites, a Shia Muslim sect, who are linked to political and militant movement Hezbollah. |
| Tuesday's vote gave the formal go-ahead for a government which brings together the anti-Syrian bloc, backed by western powers and Sunni-led Arab government, and former opposition groups led by Hezbollah backed by Syria and Iran. | Tuesday's vote gave the formal go-ahead for a government which brings together the anti-Syrian bloc, backed by western powers and Sunni-led Arab government, and former opposition groups led by Hezbollah backed by Syria and Iran. |
| Mr Suleiman, the president, was due to travel to Syria on Wednesday for talks with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad. | Mr Suleiman, the president, was due to travel to Syria on Wednesday for talks with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad. |
| The BBC's Bethany Bell, in Beirut, says his visit marks a gradual thaw in relations between the two countries, which have been strained since the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. | The BBC's Bethany Bell, in Beirut, says his visit marks a gradual thaw in relations between the two countries, which have been strained since the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. |
| Many Lebanese blame Syria for the killing, but Damascus has consistently denied any involvement. | Many Lebanese blame Syria for the killing, but Damascus has consistently denied any involvement. |