BEIRUT - Nine people were killed in two explosions that went off near the Lebanese Christian mountain town of Bikfaya on Tuesday, a security source said.
An army spokesman said that one blast had hit a bus carrying passengers near the town, but had no word on casualties.
He said it appeared from early information that the second blast had hit another bus in the same area.
It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosions, which occurred a day before the second anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
Bikfaya is the home town of former president Amin Gemayel, whose son Pierre was assassinated in November. --Reuters
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