Two bombs found near Lebanese consulate in Milan

BEIRUT — Two handmade bombs were found Friday morning near a building in the northern Italian city of Milan where the Lebanese consulate is based, Mira Daher, Lebanon's ambassador to Italy told L’Orient Today on Saturday.

Daher said that one of the two bombs was detonated by Italian security officials, while the second device was disabled without being detonated. Daher added that Italy’s anti-terrorism authorities are investigating the matter, assuring that it is still unclear whether the foiled attack was targeting the Lebanese consulate “in specific” or whether the location of the devices in proximity to the consulate was “mere chance.”