PHOTOS: Twin car bombs kill 29 in Lebanon
August 23, 2013
A man recites prayers amid the destruction after a car bomb outside the Al-Taqwa mosque in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. The twin car bombs, which killed dozens hit amid soaring tensions in Lebanon as a result of Syria's civil war, which has sharply polarized the country along sectarian lines and between supporters and opponents of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. It was the second such bombing in just over a week, showing the degree to which the tiny country is being consumed by the raging war next door. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( APTOPIX Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese men gather at the site of an explosion outside of a mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A Lebanese man reacts at the scene of an explosion in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese citizens gather outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi, at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522271178 )
Smoke is seen above people gathering outside a mosque on the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO IBRAHIM CHALHOUB IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP/Getty Images ( 522273138 )
Lebanese men weep outside the Islamic Hospital after hearing that a relative was killed in a car bomb attack, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese citizens gather at the site of an explosion outside of a mosque in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( APTOPIX Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside the Salam Mosque amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A wounded man stands outside the Salam Mosque amid charred cars and wide damage from a car bomb attack, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese men gather at the site of an explosion outside a mosque in the Northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside the Al-Taqwa mosque the amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese army soldiers stand next to a blast crater outside of a mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( APTOPIX Mideast Lebanon )
A Lebanese man walks between damaged and burned cars at an explosion site outside of a mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A Lebanese man takes pictures with his mobile phone at the site of an explosion outside a mosque in the Northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( APTOPIX Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese men run between burning cars at the site of an explosion outside a mosque in the Northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside of the Salam mosque amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A Lebanese fire fighter, left, extinguishes a burning car at the site of an explosion outside of a mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Burned and destroyed cars are seen at the entrance of a mosque, left, which was attacked by a car bomb, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside of the Salam mosque amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside the Al-Taqwa mosque amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside the Salam Mosque amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese citizens remove debris from a damaged balcony at the site of an explosion in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside the Al-Taqwa Mosque the amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A burning car is seen at the entrance of a mosque which was attacked by a car bomb, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese citizens gather outside a mosque which was attacked by a car bomb, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese fire fighters extinguish burned cars at an explosion site outside a mosque, in the Northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A boy who was wounded by a car bomb blast is treated at the Islamic Hospital, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside the Salam Mosque amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese people stand next to a blast crater outside Salam Mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A young boy receives medical treatment at a hospital following two powerful explosions in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. T AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522271801 )
People gather outside the Al-Taqwa mosque the amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
Lebanese citizens walk between damaged cars outside a mosque after an explosion in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Mideast Lebanon )
People gather outside the Salam Mosque amid charred cars and wide damage, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A man wearing an t-shirt bearing a slogan affiliated with al-Qaeda (bottom-L) as smoke rises above people gathering outside Al-taqwa mosque at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP/Getty Images ( 522270636 )
Smoke rises above people gathering near al-taqwa mosque on the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP/Getty Images ( 522270804 )
Lebanese citizens gather outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi, at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522270807 )
Rescuers evacuate the body of a victim of a powerful explosion near al-taqwa mosque in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP/Getty Images ( 522270762 )
Lebanese citizens gather outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522271010 )
Lebanese citizens stand amidst shattered glass as they look out at the scene of a powerful explosion outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi, in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522270869 )
Lebanese citizens gather outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi, at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522270925 )
Lebanese citizens gather outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi, at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522270884 )
A young boy receives medical treatment at a hospital following two powerful explosions in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522271841 )
A Lebanese citizen walks through the wreckage outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi, at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 522272587 )
A member of the Lebanese Red Cross inspects the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwa mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276042 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwamosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276702 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwamosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276694 )
A member of the Lebanese Red Cross inspects the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwa mosque (background) in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276142 )
A man on a motorcycle drives past the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwa mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276174 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwamosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMROANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276691 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwamosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276686 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to a crater at the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwa mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276397 )
Lebanese civilians gather at the site of a blast outside the Al-Taqwa mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276443 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to a crater at the site of a blast outside the Al-Salam mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276367 )
A member of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) stands guard next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Salam mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276250 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Salam mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276591 )
Lebanese civilians take a picture of the site of the blast outside the Al-Salam mosque (background) in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522277203 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Salam mosque (background) in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276510 )
Lebanese civilians walk past the debris next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Salam mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276600 )
Lebanese civilians gather next to the site of a blast outside the Al-Salam mosque in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 522276527 )
Lebanese citizens stand in front of a severely damaged building as they gather outside al-Salam mosque, near the house of former Lebanese police chief Ashraf Rifi, at the site of a powerful explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on August 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522273150 )
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