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Roadside Bomb Targets Army Patrol in Tripoli
[An Nahar] The Lebanese army said Tuesday that one of its patrols was targeted overnight with a roadside kaboom in the northern city of Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... . The homemade bomb, which was made up of around 800 grams of explosives, went off at 3:15 am while soldiers were patrolling the area of Bab al-Ramel, the military said in a communique. The explosives were packed in a metal box, it said. The army cordoned off the area after the attack, which is now being investigated by military police, the communique added. The army and security forces deployed en masse in Tripoli earlier this year as part of a security plan aimed at bringing back calm to the city, which has witnessed several rounds of deadly gunbattles. Posted by: Fred 2014-07-02 |
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