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| A Lebanese lawmaker from a pro-Syrian faction has been killed in a car bombing east of the capital, Beirut, security officials say. | A Lebanese lawmaker from a pro-Syrian faction has been killed in a car bombing east of the capital, Beirut, security officials say. |
| Saleh Aridi, of the Lebanese Democratic Party, was killed when his car exploded in the village of Baissour. | |
| At least three other people were injured in the blast, an army spokesman said. | |
| The killing comes less than a week ahead of planned reconciliation talks among rival Lebanese factions. | |
| Tensions between pro- and anti-Syrian factions led to serious clashes in the country in May and sparked fears of civil war. | |
| Both sides are now part of a national unity government and the talks next week are aimed at narrowing their differences. | |
| Mr Aridi, who was in his 50s, was a top adviser to Druze leader and government minister Talal Arslan. | |
| A bomb exploded as he was getting into his car near his home, police said. |