Multiple suicide bombings kill five in Lebanon

AFP, AL-QAA, Lebanon: A string of suicide bombings early Monday killed at least five people in a Lebanese village near the volatile border with war-ravaged Syria.
The attack came just hours after the Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb that killed seven soldiers on Jordan’s border with Syria.
Monday’s deadly blasts struck Al-Qaa, a predominantly Christian village nestled in a hilly border area shaken by violence since Syria’s conflict erupted in 2011.
At least four suicide bombers hit the village before dawn, a military source told AFP.
“The first attacker knocked on one of the homes in the village, but after the resident became suspicious, he blew himself up,” the source said.
He said three other suicide attackers detonated their own explosives as people began gathering to treat the wounded.

 

Multiple suicide bombings kill five in Lebanon

AFP, AL-QAA, Lebanon: A string of suicide bombings early Monday killed at least five people in a Lebanese village near the volatile border with war-ravaged Syria. The attack came just hours after the Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb that killed seven soldiers on Jordans border with Syria. Mondays deadly blasts struck Al-Qaa, a predominantly Christian village nestled in a hilly border area shaken by violence since Syrias conflict erupted in 2011. At least four suicide bombers hit the village before dawn, a military source told AFP. The first attacker knocked on one of the homes in the village, but after the resident became suspicious, he blew himself up, the source said. He said three other suicide attackers detonated their own explosives as people began gathering to treat the wounded.