Suicide attacks kill 5, wound 15 others in Lebanon

At least five people were killed and 15 others wounded when four suicide bombers targeted a northeast Lebanon border village early Monday, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The NNA said the attackers targeted an area near a Lebanese Customs center in the northeastern border town of Qaa. The five killed were in addition to the suicide bombers.

Georges Kettaneh, director of operations at the Lebanese Red Cross, said that about 15 others were wounded, four critically.

Qaa is situated several kilometers north of Ras Baalbek, on the eastern outskirts where hundreds of Islamic State (IS) militants are holed up. The army regularly targets their positions and convoys with artillery weapons and in airstrikes.

Military targets in the area have been subjected to multiple attacks by extremists in recent years.

The NNA said the army deployed to the sites of the blasts and asked citizens to remain in their homes over fears that other suicide bombers may conduct further attacks. Endit