BEIRUT, Feb. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- A bomb exploded early Thursday morning outside a Lebanese army barracks in Beirut, destroying a car but hurting no person, said the police.

    The explosion occurred at around 2 a.m. (0000 GMT) outside the Fakhreddine Barracks in Ramlet al-Baida district of the capital, shattering windows in nearby buildings.

    One TV report said a soldier was slightly injured by flying glass.

    Ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene while police and army units sealed off the area and began an investigation.

    Lebanon has been rocked by more than a dozen explosions in the past 12 months. Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed by atruck bomb in Beirut on Feb. 14 last year. Enditem