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Four killed in Beirut 'bombing' |
Lebanese MP 'killed in bombing' |
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At least four people have been killed in a suspected car bomb attack in a mainly Christian suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. | An anti-Syrian Lebanese MP has been killed in a car bomb attack in a mainly Christian suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, officials have said. |
The blast in the busy eastern Sin al-Fil district damaged several nearby buildings and set four cars alight. | Antoine Ghanim, a member of the Maronite Phalange party, and at least three others died when his car exploded in the eastern Sin al-Fil district. |
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 blast also damaged several nearby buildings and set four cars alight. |
A Phalange leader, Pierre Gemayel, was assassinated in Sin al-Fil in November. | The son of Phalange leader Amin Gemayel, Pierre Gemayel, was also assassinated in Sin al-Fil in November. |
The explosion was reportedly close to the residence of Gemayel's father, Amin. | LEBANESE ASSASSINATIONS Feb 2005: Former PM Rafik HaririJune 2005: Anti-Syria journalist Samir KassirJune 2005: Ex-Communist leader George HawiDec 2005: Anti-Syria MP Gebran TueniNov 2006: Industry Minister Pierre GemayelJune 2007: Anti-Syria MP Walid Eido |
| Six other high-profile anti-Syrian Lebanese figures have been killed in since 2005. |
| In July, the Muslim MP Walid Eido was among at least 10 people killed in an explosion in Beirut's Manara neighbourhood. |
| Wednesday's bomb attack occurred six days before parliament is scheduled to meet to elect a new president. |
| Under Lebanon's sectarian political system, the six-year presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian. |
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| Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the explosion? | Are you in the area? Have you been affected by the explosion? |
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