Valin Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 LA Times: Nabih Bulos December 27, 2013 AMMAN, Jordan A huge car bomb rocked central Beirut on Friday, killing at least five people, including a Sunni politician who was a former ambassador to the United States and a prominent critic of Hezbollah. More than 70 people were reported injured. Plumes of black smoke billowed into the air, and television footage showed scenes of blazing wreckage and scattered debris. Troops formed a security cordon around the area, close to downtown hotels as well as government buildings, including the parliament. The death of Mohamad Chatah, an economist and diplomat, was confirmed by the Future Movement, a political faction with which Chatah had close ties. He was traveling by convoy at the time of the midmorning blast, and security officials believed he had been specifically targeted. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Dec 27, 2013 BREAKING: Former Lebanese minister Mohammed Shattah was killed in an explosion that targeted his convoy in Beirut on Friday. Shattah, a Sunni Muslim, was also an opposition figure and an aide to former prime minister Saad al-Hariri. Sources at the explosion site said Shattah was on his way to attend a meeting when the explosion occurred. The blast went off a few hundred meters from the government headquarters and parliament building. The cause was not immediately known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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