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Blasts in eastern Lebanon wound woman, two soldiers

Arab World Materials 7 July 2013 16:58 (UTC +04:00)

Two roadside bombs exploded Sunday at the entrance of the north-eastern Lebanese town of Hermel, injuring three people, including two soldiers, the state-run National News Agency said, dpa reported.

The first blast hit a car, injuring a woman. The second bomb exploded as the army arrived, injuring an officer and a soldier, the agency said.

Lebanese media said the military was defusing a third bomb found nearby.

The incident came two weeks after deadly clashes in southern Lebanon between troops and followers of radical Sunni Muslim cleric Ahmad al-Assir, a staunch supporter of rebels in Syria. Eighteen soldiers and 20 of al-Assir's followers were killed in two days of clashes.

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