At least 11 people have been killed and many injured by a bomb attack on a bus in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
The bomb went off in the busy commercial district as the streets were full of people travelling to work.
At least 30 people were injured in the blast, which Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has called "a terrorist act".
Many of the dead were reported to be Lebanese soldiers who had been travelling on the bus.
The attack came a day after a vote of confidence confirmed the new government of national unity in office.
President Suleiman said the Lebanese army would not be terrorised by attacks against it or society.
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.
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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