Smoke is seen above people gathering outside a mosque on the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, August 23. Two bombings killed dozens of people. The first blast occurred near a mosque led by a Sunni sheikh known for his links to Syrian rebels, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said. The second occurred minutes later near another mosque, close to the residence of acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
Smoke is seen above people gathering outside a mosque on the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, August 23. Two bombings killed dozens of people. The first blast occurred near a mosque led by a Sunni sheikh known for his links to Syrian rebels, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said. The second occurred minutes later near another mosque, close to the residence of acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP/Getty Images
A woman rests after being injured by a blast in Tripoli.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
A woman rests after being injured by a blast in Tripoli.
IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP/Getty Images
A car buns outside al Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
A car buns outside al Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi.
STR/AFP/Getty Images
People gather outside the al Salam mosque. The blasts come amid sectarian tensions in Lebanon over the civil war in neighboring Syria.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
People gather outside the al Salam mosque. The blasts come amid sectarian tensions in Lebanon over the civil war in neighboring Syria.
warning graphic content slide
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
A man carries the burnt body of a victim of one of the explosions outside the al Taqwa mosque.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
A man carries the burnt body of a victim of one of the explosions outside the al Taqwa mosque.
IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP/Getty Images
People stand in front of a severely damaged building as they gather outside the al Salam mosque.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
People stand in front of a severely damaged building as they gather outside the al Salam mosque.
STR/AFP/Getty Images
Shattered glass litters the floor of a room near the mosque.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
Shattered glass litters the floor of a room near the mosque.
STR/AFP/Getty Images
People gather outside the al Salam mosque.
Explosions near Lebanon mosques —
People gather outside the al Salam mosque.
STR/AFP/Getty Images