42 or more people have died, the  health ministry says, and over 500 wounded, from two explosions yesterday in the largely  Lebanese city of  . The blasts occurred outside of the Taqwa and al-Salam while hundreds of worshipers were gathered for Friday noon prayer. There has been reportedly no claim for responsibility as yet. A week earlier, a car bomb in  killed 24 or more and left several hundred wounded.  condemned both the Tripoli explosions which they said they believed were part of "an effort to plunge Lebanon into chaos and destruction". Lebanese Defence Minister said "We are calling for calm and vigilance, because the aim of [these blasts] is to stoke strife between sects".
42 or more people have died, the Lebanese health ministry says, and over 500 wounded, from two explosions yesterday in the largely Muslim Lebanese city of Tripoli . The blasts occurred outside of the Taqwa and al-Salam while hundreds of worshipers were gathered for Friday noon prayer. There has been reportedly no claim for responsibility as yet. A week earlier, a car bomb in Beirut killed 24 or more and left several hundred wounded. Hezbollah condemned both the Tripoli explosions which they said they believed were part of "an effort to plunge Lebanon into chaos and destruction". Lebanese Defence Minister said "We are calling for calm and vigilance, because the aim of [these blasts] is to stoke strife between sects".
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