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'Car bombing' rocks Beirut suburb |
Four killed in Beirut 'bombing' |
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A suspected car bomb has exploded in a mainly Christian suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. | At least four people have been killed in a suspected car bomb attack in a mainly Christian suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. |
The explosion in the eastern Sin al-Fil district damaged nearby buildings and sent clouds of smoke into the air. | The blast in the busy eastern Sin al-Fil district damaged several nearby buildings and set four cars alight. |
Pictures from LBC television showed several bodies being carried away from the scene. The station said the car that exploded was registered to an MP. | A senior government adviser told CNN that the car which exploded belonged to an MP, Antoine Ghanim, who is a member of the anti-Syrian Phalange party. |
The anti-Syrian Lebanese politician, Pierre Gemayel, was assassinated in the district by gunmen in November 2006. | A Phalange leader, Pierre Gemayel, was assassinated in Sin al-Fil in November. |
| The explosion was reportedly close to the residence of Gemayel's father, Amin. |
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