Explosions near Lebanon mosques

Updated 1619 GMT (0019 HKT) August 23, 2013

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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.

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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.

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Photos: Explosions near Lebanon mosques

Explosions near Lebanon mosques – A woman rests after being injured by a blast in Tripoli.

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Explosions near Lebanon mosques – A car buns outside al Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi.

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People gather outside the al Salam mosque. The blasts come amid sectarian tensions in Lebanon over the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Photos: Explosions near Lebanon mosques

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.

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