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| Deadly blast rocks Lebanese city | Deadly blast rocks Lebanese city |
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| At least five people have been killed in a suspected car bomb attack on a military bus carrying soldiers in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. | At least five people have been killed in a suspected car bomb attack on a military bus carrying soldiers in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. |
| Witnesses said the blast happened on the outskirts of the city during morning rush hour. Some 30 people are believed to be wounded. | Witnesses said the blast happened on the outskirts of the city during morning rush hour. Some 30 people are believed to be wounded. |
| Several soldiers as well as civilians were killed in a similar blast on a bus in the city last month. | Several soldiers as well as civilians were killed in a similar blast on a bus in the city last month. |
| Lebanon's leaders said the attacks were an attempt to destabilise the country. | Lebanon's leaders said the attacks were an attempt to destabilise the country. |
| Efforts have been under way recently to try and reconcile Lebanon's rival factions after a wave of violence in May pushed the country close to civil war. | Efforts have been under way recently to try and reconcile Lebanon's rival factions after a wave of violence in May pushed the country close to civil war. |
| Pro-government Sunni fighters and pro-Syrian gunmen, whose fighting has centred on Tripoli, agreed to a peace deal earlier this month. | Pro-government Sunni fighters and pro-Syrian gunmen, whose fighting has centred on Tripoli, agreed to a peace deal earlier this month. |
| Threatened deal | Threatened deal |
| Lebanese officials said the blast came after a car parked by a busy roadside near the southern entrance to the city was detonated by remote control. | Lebanese officials said the blast came after a car parked by a busy roadside near the southern entrance to the city was detonated by remote control. |
| The explosives were believed to have been mixed with nuts and bolts, and shattered nearby windows and damaged other cars. | The explosives were believed to have been mixed with nuts and bolts, and shattered nearby windows and damaged other cars. |
| Analysis: Lebanon-Syria attacks linked?In pictures: Lebanon blast | Analysis: Lebanon-Syria attacks linked?In pictures: Lebanon blast |
| The blast appeared to target a military bus that was passing through morning traffic in the Bahsas neighborhood at the time. | The blast appeared to target a military bus that was passing through morning traffic in the Bahsas neighborhood at the time. |
| Security sources said four of the dead and at least 21 of the wounded were soldiers, the rest were civilians. | Security sources said four of the dead and at least 21 of the wounded were soldiers, the rest were civilians. |
| TV pictures showed soldiers sealing off the area and preventing people from approaching the scene of the blast. | TV pictures showed soldiers sealing off the area and preventing people from approaching the scene of the blast. |
| Government officials said an investigation into the attack was under way, but no one had yet claimed responsibility. | Government officials said an investigation into the attack was under way, but no one had yet claimed responsibility. |
| At least 14 people were killed in a similar attack on a bus in the city in August. Several of the victims were off-duty soldiers. | At least 14 people were killed in a similar attack on a bus in the city in August. Several of the victims were off-duty soldiers. |
| 'Terrorist act' | 'Terrorist act' |
| "Once again the hand of treachery has reached the military institution in a clear targeting of security and stability," the Lebanese military said in a statement after Monday's attack. | "Once again the hand of treachery has reached the military institution in a clear targeting of security and stability," the Lebanese military said in a statement after Monday's attack. |
| Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the bombing was aimed at undermining efforts to reconcile Lebanon's various rival factions. | Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the bombing was aimed at undermining efforts to reconcile Lebanon's various rival factions. |
| Syria too denounced the bombing, calling it a "terrorist and criminal act". | Syria too denounced the bombing, calling it a "terrorist and criminal act". |
| A similar bombing in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 17 people just two days ago. | A similar bombing in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 17 people just two days ago. |
| The Syrian authorities have blamed the attack on Islamist extremists, and say the car came from a "neighbouring Arab country". | The Syrian authorities have blamed the attack on Islamist extremists, and say the car came from a "neighbouring Arab country". |
| The BBC's Natalia Antelava says some analysts believe this new trend for car bombings in the region is directly linked to the changing situation in Iraq. | The BBC's Natalia Antelava says some analysts believe this new trend for car bombings in the region is directly linked to the changing situation in Iraq. |
| As the security situation improves there, analysts say, so insurgents are driving their members across the border into neighbouring countries. | As the security situation improves there, analysts say, so insurgents are driving their members across the border into neighbouring countries. |