Bombings in Lebanon, Peru Linked to War
Bombs exploded Saturday in Peru and Lebanon in terrorist attacks apparently linked to the Persian Gulf War, authorities said. At least six people were injured.
The bomb at the Kuwait & Lebanon Bank in suburban Khalde, south of Beirut, caused extensive damage to the two-story building and injured two passers-by, a police spokesman said. The bank was closed for the weekend.
In Lima, Peru, pro-Cuban rebels exploded at least four bombs at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, a bomb squad spokesman said.
One man was seriously injured when an outer wall of the restaurant crushed his car, the spokesman said. Three other people suffered minor injuries in the attack, apparently carried out by the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement as a reprisal for U.S. involvement in the war.
The rebels told customers to leave before placing bombs on top of at least four tables.
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