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Bomb Goes off in Lebanese Soldier's Vehicle in Tripoli

A bomb has targeted the vehicle of a Lebanese army chief warrant officer in the northern city of Tripoli, the state-run National News Agency reported on Monday.

NNA said 200 grams of explosives went off in the gray Mercedes that was parked in a parking lot in al-Wadih street of Tripoli's al-Qobbeh area at 3:00 am.

The assailants used a fuse to set off the bomb, it said.

The explosion caused material damage only, stated the agency.

The military expert inspected the scene of the blast and opened an investigation into the attack, NNA added.

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