On 27 June 2016, eight suicide bombers carried out a series of explosions in the Lebanese Christian town of Qaa in Baalbeck-Hermel, near the Syrian border, killing 5 civilians and injuring around 30 others.

[1] On a Monday morning, a perpetrator, riding a motorcycle, threw a grenade towards a gathering of worshipers in front of a church and then blew himself up with an explosive belt.

Two other perpetrators attacked the town but an army intelligence unit chased one of them forcing him to detonate his vest without injuring other pedestrians.

[2] The other suicide bomber tried to attack a military center, but he was also given chase by security forces according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command.

[5][6] The Qaa attacks got the attention of Lebanese security forces as they cracked down on illegal emigrants and wanted criminals.