A suicide bomber blew himself up in a coffee shop in Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, before a second suicide bomber detonated himself when the local residents gathered, what claimed 9 martyrs and over 50 wounded

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a coffee shop in Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli, northern Lebanon,  before a second suicide bomber detonated himself when the local residents gathered, what claimed 9 martyrs and over 50 wounded, NNA reported.

The terrorist Nusra Front claimed via Twitter responsibility for the terrorist attack as the National News Agency (NNA) mentioned that the two suicide bombers who carried out the Jabal Mohsen blasts are Taha Samir Khayal and Bilal Mohammed Mare'yan, known as Ibrahim, from the area of Mankoubeen adjacent to Jabal Mohsen.

Security sources noted that the suicide bombers had been trained on al-Qalamoun's barrens.

The Lebanese army cordoned off the scene of the blasts and raided the houses of the bombers, arresting the father of one of them.

In wake of the suicide bombings, North Governor Judge Ramzi Nohra issued a curfew decision in the region of Jabal Mohsen and its surroundings, effective Saturday night and until 7 o’clock Sunday morning.

The decision comes in line with the instructions given by Interior and Municipalities Minister, Nuhad al-Mashnouq.

Nohra called for a meeting by the Security Sub-Council at Tripoli Serail on Sunday morning, to be attended by security officials and North Prosecutor General.

Public Health Minister, Wael Abu Faour, gave instructions to all hospitals to receive injured civilians as a result of the Jabal Mohsen suicide bombings on Saturday night, and to provide them with all necessary medical treatment at the expense of his Ministry.