Deadly Blast Rips Through Tripoli Building, Kills One, Wounds 29
A deadly blast ripped through an apartment building in the northern city of Tripoli Saturday, killing one person and wounding 29, police reported.
Three people also were wounded by sniper fire from the Baal Mohsen district targeting rescuers and civilians crowded in the Tabbaneh district to help victims of the targeted building.
The blast, which echoed at 5:30 am, resulted from a 20-kilogram charge of heavy explosives attached to a timer and planted in a special lift owned by a handicapped resident of the stricken Eid building, according to a police official.
Ambulances, sirens wailing, rushed to evacuate casualties from the building, and rescuers encountered difficulties in carrying out their duties due to sniper fire targeting the streets, according to police reports.
Medical sources said most of the wounded are children, women and old men.
The reports said gunmen also took to the streets in Tabbaneh after snipers in neighboring Baal Mohsen opened fire at the district.
Tripoli MP Mustafa Alloush said the situation is “very tense” and criticized the army for “not fully practicing its role.”
Tripoli was the scene of bloody clashes between pro-majority Tabbaneh and opposition-backed Baal Mohsen that had killed 10 people and wounded 55.
Beirut, 28 Jun 08, 07:05
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