Lebanon On The Brink: Hezbollah Neighborhood (Dahieh) Hit By Car Bomb
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Channel: Wrath0fKhan · 2014 · People & Blogs
At least four people were killed when a car bomb exploded in southern Beirut -- less than a week after a blast killed a former minister. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports. Would you like to know more? Report: 4 dead after car bomb explodes in Hezbollah neighborhood in Beirut http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/02/world/meast/lebanon-explosion/index.html "At least four people were killed and 65 injured when a car bomb exploded in a residential neighborhood in southern Beirut Thursday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The explosion caused significant damage, Lebanese broadcaster Al Manar TV said. Video from Al Manar showed people gathered around smoking cars, and others bringing hoses to put out the flames. The neighborhood, Haret Hreik, is known as a Hezbollah stronghold. The blast was strong enough to be felt in nearby neighborhoods of the capital, NNA reported ... The explosion comes less than a week after a car bomb exploded in downtown Beirut, killing half a dozen people and injuring more than 70. Among those killed in that blast was Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese finance minister and ambassador to the United States. He was an outspoken critic of Hezbollah and the Syrian regime. Hezbollah, which is better equipped than Lebanon's army, has been supporting government forces in neighboring Syria's civil war. This has led to increased tensions in Lebanon, where sectarian divisions reflect those in Syria..." Former Lebanese Finance Minister Killed In Beirut Car Bomb (YT, Dec 28, 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0-1twDdDiA Fatal Blast Near Iran's Embassy In Beirut (YT, Nov 19, 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSr2Y6E4gdw Twin Bombings Rock Mosques In Tripoli (Lebanon) (YT, Aug 23, 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX9xHS7l9io Hezbollah 'Deeply Rooted In Lebanese Society' (YT, Jul 23, 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDhBDdGaxTE Hezbollah Publicly Admits Involvement In Syria (YT, May 25, 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBXArJesat0
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