A suicide car bombing outside a cafe by a military checkpoint in Beirut wounded 12 people. One report said the bomber was a female who tried to cross the checkpoint but detonated when troops became suspicious of her behavior. Authorities had been looking for two suicide bombers and an explosives-laden truck before the attack. Security forces said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham is threatening Lebanon, and noted the recent discovery of a plan to bomb multiple targets in an effort to ignite a Sunni-Shiite conflict in the country. Authorities interrogated a French terror suspect and repatriated a Saudi suspect. ISIS is said to be using the Wadi Khaled border area for its operations following the closure of outlets in Arsal.
