In pictures: Lebanon bus bombs

Two bomb blasts have killed at least three people on buses near the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

The bombs went off minutes apart near the mainly Christian town of Bikfaya, in the hills to the north of the city.

The buses were carrying people to work through the village of Ain Alaq, just south of Bikfaya.

The force of the blast completely blew the roof off one of the buses, leaving it a twisted wreck.

Ambulances ferried at least 20 people injured in the twin explosions to hospital.

Residents reacted with shock and grief, while hospitals appealed for blood donations to help treat the injured.

The blasts came a day before the second anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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