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Bomb wounds Lebanese man in border town - official


    BEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb wounded a Lebanese man in the town of Arsal near the border with Syria on Monday in an attack that appeared to be linked to a local rivalry, a Lebanese security official said.

    Lebanese TV stations had earlier reported that the blast was caused by a car bomb. The official said the bomb had been placed under the car of the targeted MAN (MAN.XE)

    Earlier this year, Islamic militants affiliated to the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and Islamic State staged an incursion into Arsal, triggering several days of lethal battles with the Lebanese army.

    (Writing by Tom Perry; editing by Ralph Boulton)