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| Lebanon: Three injured in bomb attack in Tripoli |
| 2009-08-14 |
| [ADN Kronos] Three people, including a boy, were injured in a bomb explosion in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on Thursday. Local media reported the bomb exploded in the area of Jabal Mohsen, home to the predominantly Sunni Muslim city's Alawite minority. The small explosive device went off near the home of Rifat Ali Eid, a leading Alawite politician. More than 20 people were killed in Tripoli last year in sectarian fighting between Alawites in Jabal Mohsen and the neighbouring Sunni district of Bab Tibbaneh. The conflict, which lasted four months, was halted by a reconciliation agreement signed in September. There are an estimated 100,000 Alawis in Lebanon, where they are recognised as one of the 18 official Lebanese sects. |
| Posted by:Fred |