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Car blast injures one person in Tripoli - army

BEIRUT, Sept 8 (KUNA) -- A small improvised bomb, weighing 200 grams, attached to a vehicle exploded in the northern city of Tripoli slightly injuring one person, the Lebanese Army said Sunday.
A statement by the army said that the bomb occurred in Al-Quba area causing slight injury to the owner of the car Sheikh Saad Ad-Deen Gheya, who was nearby at the time.
The statement added a military expert found out that the cause of the explosion was a bomb attached underneath the car.
Military police are investigating the scene to find the culprits, the statement noted.
The city witnessed in recent week two car bombings targeting Al-Taqwa and Al-Salam mosques, causing 45 deaths and around 500 injured people. (end) ayb.mb KUNA 090019 Sep 13NNNN