Car Bomb Attack on Lebanese Army Bus Kills 5

Forensic experts search for evidence in the bus wreckage at the site of explosion in the northern...

Forensic experts search for evidence in the bus wreckage at the site of explosion in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. A car bomb exploded Monday near a military bus carrying troops on their way to work in northern Lebanon, killing five people and injuring 26, Lebanese security officials said.

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TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A car bomb tore through an army bus in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing four soldiers and a civilian passerby in the second attack on the army in less than two months, security sources said.

Thirty-five people were also wounded in the blast in the city of Tripoli, scene of an August 13 bombing that killed 10 soldiers and five civilians at a bus stop.

The car bomb exploded during the morning rush hour in the Buhsas area at the southern entrance to Lebanon's second largest city, hurling mangled metal through the bus, damaging other vehicles and shattering windows of nearby buildings.

"Once again the hand of treachery has reached the military institution in a clear targeting of security and stability," the army said in a statement, describing the bombing as a terrorist act. There were no immediate claims of responsibility.