Car bomb kills former Lebanese PM
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been assassinated in a car bombing in central Beirut.The blast, which reports say killed about nine people, caused widespread damage and left about 20 cars ablaze.
The bomb went off beside the derelict St Georges Hotel, on the seafront, creating a huge crater.
The assassination comes at a time of rising tension between Syria, Lebanon's political master, and members of the opposition, a BBC correspondent says.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad condemned Monday's attack as a "terrible criminal act".
Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa said it was a "terrorist act" and expressed fears about the political fallout, AFP news agency reported.
posted by David Nino at 5:46 PM
<< Home