Car bomb targets Lebanese troops, killing 5 people

A remote control car bomb packed with ball bearings ripped through a military bus Monday, killing four soldiers and a civilian in a city that has been tormented by sectarian violence, Lebanese officials said.

It was the second deadly attack targeting troops in northern Lebanon in less than two months. Suspicion immediately fell on an al-Qaida-inspired Islamic movement that has been locked in bitter conflict with the army since last year.

The blast came two days after a car bombing in the capital of neighboring Syria killed 17 people and wounded 14. Syria said Monday that the Damascus attack used a vehicle from a neighboring Arab country it did not name.

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