19 people died and Six others were injured during several suicide bombings in northern Lebanon on 27 June. The attacks took place in a mainly Christian area of the country near the border with Syria. The first incident happened during the early morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a house in the village of Qaa. Once rescue teams and bystanders gathered, three more bombers targeted the crowd. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. In a statement, Prime Minister Tammam Salam said: “This terrorist operation proves that our stability is targeted by forces of darkness, and that the only way to protect it is by standing united behind our military institution and security forces in their battle against terrorism”.
Six people died and 19 others were injured during several suicide bombings in northern Lebanon on 27 June. The attacks took place in a mainly Christian area of the country near the border with Syria. The first incident happened during the early morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a house in the village of Qaa. Once rescue teams and bystanders gathered, three more bombers targeted the crowd. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. In a statement, Prime Minister Tammam Salam said: “This terrorist operation proves that our stability is targeted by forces of darkness, and that the only way to protect it is by standing united behind our military institution and security forces in their battle against terrorism”.