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Bomb in Lebanon targets bus heading to Syria, no casualties


    BEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb went off in Lebanon on Monday targeting a minibus transporting passengers to Syria, and a second explosive device was found near a Lebanese customs office at the Syrian-Lebanese border and defused, a security source said.

    There were no casualties from the roadside explosion near the bus in the town of Chtaura in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, the source said.

    (Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Toby Chopra)