Beirut Attack Is Latest in String of Targeted Killings
In Beirut, a bomb claimed the lives of an anti-Syrian member of parliament, his son and several others Wednesday. The explosion is the latest in a string of targeted killings stretching to the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri two years ago.
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Bomb in Beirut Kills Anti-Syrian Lawmaker, 9 Others
Lebanese army soldiers and civil defence workers secure the site where anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, his eldest son and eight others were killed in the Lebanese capital Beirut, June 13, 2007.
An explosion rocked Beirut's popular seafront Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, including a including a prominent anti-Syrian lawmaker who was close to slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, security officials said.
The explosion, apparently from a car bomb, killed Walid Eido, his son and two bodyguards, the officials said on condition of anonymity. Six others were also killed and at least 11 were wounded, the officials said.
Eido, 65, was an ally of Saad Hariri, the leader of the parliamentary majority and son of Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in 2005. Eido is the seventh anti-Syrian official to be killed in two years in Lebanon.
A car was in flames and black smoke was seen rising from a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital.
Two bodies covered with plastic bags lay in a smoldering car. The explosion shattered apartment windows, knocked down walls and scattered debris on top of parked cars in the area, which is near an amusement park, a military club and popular beaches.
From The Associated Press
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