The motive for the attack is still unclear Three Lebanese Druze women, including the sister and niece of a member of parliament, have been injured in a suspected parcel bomb explosion. The explosion took place at Aley about 20km east of Beirut.
Family members say it happened when the women opened a gift-wrapped package left on a doorstep.
Police are quoted as saying they do not suspect a political motive, but the Information Minister condemned the blast calling it an attack on Lebanon's stability. The French news agency, AFP, reported that the package contained a booby-trapped alarm clock disguised as a wedding present. One of the women, Jihan Chehayeb, niece of a Druze member of parliament, Akram Chehayeb, was seriously injured in the face, neck and stomach. Her mother, who is Mr Chehayeb's sister, and another woman were also taken to hospital. Motive unknown Mr Chehayeb is a close associate of the Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, and Aley is a stronghold of Mr Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party.