The United States on Friday condemned two car bombings outside Sunni mosques in the Lebanese city of Tripoli which killed 42 people.
US National Security Advisor Susan Rice wrote on Twitter that Washington “strongly condemns” the attacks, which also injured around 500 people.
Rice also extended condolences for “the loss of innocent life.”
Both blasts hit at the hour of weekly Muslim prayers, in a city where Sunni supporters of Syria’s rebels engage in frequent, often deadly, clashes with Alawites, who back the Assad regime.
Washington has frequently expressed disquiet that Syria’s vicious strife could spill over and ruin Lebanon’s fragile peace.
US condemns Lebanon blasts
