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    Bomb explodes north of Beirut; 2 killed

    By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press | AP – Thu, Aug 11, 2011

    BEIRUT (AP) — A bomb went off in a north Beirut suburb Thursday, killing two people and damaging several cars, including one belonging to a judge, security officials said.

    It was not immediately clear if the bomb in the busy suburb of Antelias went off by mistake or whether it had a timer, the security officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with regulations.

    The explosion in a parking lot damaged at least four cars, including one with judicial license plates, the officials said.

    The officials said they do not believe the judge was the target since his car has been recently used by his son, an engineer.

    One of the two men reportedly handling the bomb died almost immediately, while another was seriously wounded and died later in hospital, security officials said.

    The man who was seriously wounded appeared to have been laying on the ground when the bomb exploded, tearing off his right arm and left leg, the officials said. It was not clear if he was placing the bomb under the car or trying to throw it away, the officials said.

    Shortly after the explosion went off, security forces sealed the area and brought in bomb sniffing dogs.

    Such explosions are not uncommon in Lebanon but there have been no targeted killings in the past three years.

    Last month, a roadside bomb blew up next to a United Nations convoy carrying French peacekeepers in south Lebanon, wounding at least five of them.

    The last person to be assassinated in Lebanon was police Maj. Wissam Eid, who was one of the country's top terrorism investigators. He was killed along with several other people in a car bomb in 2008.

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    Bassem Mroue can be reached at http://twitter.com/bmroue

     

    12 comments

    • resident
      resident  •  9 mths ago
      Ally Babda tried to tell Goat F-----er Mohambone the white wire goes to the ringer not the battery!!!!
    • J. V. DZUGASHVILI
      J. V. DZUGASHVILI  •  9 mths ago
      So the terrorists blew themselves up ! Good job ! I hope they shared their technical skills with their Hezbollah pals !
    • sam b
      sam b  •  9 mths ago
      Ho hum. What's that? A bomb explodes in Beruit?
      Wouldnt it be bigger news if the headline read:
      "One full day, and No bombs explode in Beruit."
    • Templar
      Templar  •  9 mths ago
      It seems like two morons found a grenade and tried to kiss it.
    • Patrick
      Patrick  •  9 mths ago
      for all u saying bombings happen all the time in beirut, they dont; i was just there a month ago, and ive been there multiple times in the past (as i am an lebanese american) and i no several people who live in beirut, and actually hearing this DOES come as a surprise
    • Ryuk
      Ryuk  •  9 mths ago
      An explosion in Beruit, that's not news. Same for Iraq, Libya, Syria and the list goes on....
    • The MM.
      The MM.  •  9 mths ago
      What this MORON AP reporter DIDN'T say ("forgot") that the explosion happened in a Christian part of Beirut. Here the terrorists Muslim pigs strike again.
      When we'll learn ???
      • A Yahoo! User 9 mths ago
        try jackels instead of pigs i think it pisses them off more.
    • ooohh not again!
      ooohh not again!  •  9 mths ago
      and again, and again, and again...the energizer religion
    • James L
      James L  •  9 mths ago
      Brotherly love erupts in arab spring eh !!God blow em all to hell.
    • mowspir
      mowspir  •  9 mths ago
      So the sunni muslims of Lebanon under Hariri are trying to cause problems while he's hiding in Europe.
    • James L
      James L  •  9 mths ago
      Brotherly love erupts in arab sring eh !!God blow em all to hell.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  9 mths ago
      explosion ,beruit , if it dosent kill over 25 dont report it.
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