Beirut: An explosion ripped through a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers in northern Lebanon Monday killing five and wounding 17, Lebanese security sources said.
The explosion took place near a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers in the Bahsas area in northern Lebanon.
A Lebanese soldier at the scene said the bomb was a result of a booby trapped car.
He added that it targeted a bus carrying Lebanese army soldiers.
Hospital sources said most of the casualties were soldiers.
The area was immediately cordoned off by Lebanese army troops.
