Grenade thrown in Lebanon café hurts four
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A grenade thrown into a cafe hurt four people on Wednesday in Lebanon’s often-restive northern city of Tripoli, security officials said.
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear, but there were suspicions the cafe was targeted for opening its doors during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
“Four people, including two Syrian nationals, were injured when unknown assailants threw a grenade into a cafe in the Bab el-Tebbaneh district” in Tripoli, a security official said.
The assailants approached the cafe on a motorbike and tossed the device in before escaping.
The official pointed out that “the cafe sells coffee during the day in Ramadan, when most residents are fasting,” without stating definitely whether that was why the establishment was targeted.