Lebanon bomb blasts rock second city Tripoli
Smoke rises outside a mosque at the site of a powerful explosion in Tripoli, Lebanon, on August 23, 2013. Two powerful explosions killed several people: one rocked the city center near the home of outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and the second one struck near the port of the restive city with a Sunni Muslim majority.
Two powerful explosions level mosques in the northern Lebanon city of Tripoli. At least 27 people died and more than 500 were wounded.
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