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In pictures: Tripoli bus bomb

Lebanese people gather around a bombed bus in Tripoli (13/08/2008)

At least 11 people have been killed and many injured by a bomb attack on a bus in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.

Lebanese people gather at the site of a roadside bomb in central Tripoli (13/08/2008)

The bomb went off in the busy commercial district as the streets were full of people travelling to work.

A injured Lebanese man is taken to hospital after an explosion in Tripoli (13/08/2008)

At least 30 people were injured in the blast, which Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has called "a terrorist act".

Emergency workers inspect the remains of a bombed bus in Tripoli, Lebanon (13/08/2008)

Many of the dead were reported to be Lebanese soldiers who had been travelling on the bus.

A Lebanese soldier inspect damaged cars at the scene of an explosion in Tripoli (13/08/2008)

The attack came a day after a vote of confidence confirmed the new government of national unity in office.

Lebanese people react after an explosion in Tripoli (13/08/2008)

President Suleiman said the Lebanese army would not be terrorised by attacks against it or society.

A Lebanese woman cries at the scene of a bus bomb in Tripoli (13/08/2008)

Correspondents say the bomb could have been intended to disrupt a planned visit by Mr Suleiman to Syria, where he had been expected to discuss ways of improving relations between the two countries.

Lebanese army investigators examine the remains of a bombed bus in Tripoli (13/08/2008)

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but the city has recently seen clashes between the majority Sunni community and the Alawite sect, which is linked to Hezbollah.




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