Suicide bombers hit a Christian village in Lebanon, killing at least five people and wounding 15 others.
According to ChristianToday.com, four bombers blew themselves up in
Qaa, a village near the border of Syria. So far, it is not clear who is
the target of the attack, and no group has since claimed responsibility
for the attack.
The first bomb detonated near a house and three others shortly followed, a Lebanon official National News Agency reported.
Villagers said they were worried about the men
when they saw them passing through the village. A civilian security
guard called out to the men, but they threw a hand grenade before one of
the suicide bombers blew himself up in front of one of the homes.
"Qaa is the gateway to the rest of Lebanon, and here we stopped a plan
for a much bigger explosion," Mayor Bashir Matar told the AFP news
agency.
"We chased the fourth attacker and shot at him, and he blew himself up.
"As we were treating some of the wounded, I saw the fourth suicide
attacker coming toward me. I shouted at him," Matar told the Al-Mayadeen
TV network. "We opened fire toward him and he blew up."
Four of the killed were civilians. Four soldiers were among the wounded.
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