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Thu 08 Aug 2008Roadside bomb kills at least 18 soldiers in Lebanon
LEBANON:A ROADSIDE bomb tore through a bus packed with soldiers in Lebanon's troubled northern city of Tripoli yesterday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 46.
Exploding on a busy central street during the early-morning rush hour, the bomb appeared to target the military without sparing civilians, and the finger was immediately pointed at Islamic militants.
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