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Bombing in Beirut!

By Brian C. Ledbetter · Wednesday, December 12. 2007 07:20

Wow, so yesterday's concussion grenade was not anything major, but it was followed up by a major car bombing in a different part of town, an event that took the life of one of Lebanon's most fiercely anti-Syrian generals. Was the first attack intended to distract the Lebanese security forces, and to provide an opening for the second attack? Stranger things have certainly happened...

Civil defense personnel work to extinguish a fire following a bomb explosion as Lebanese soldiers secure the area after a bomb exploded in a Christian suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. An early morning car bomb attack killed one of Lebanon's top military generals and others in the car, as they drove through a Christian suburb of Beirut, putting more pressure on the country's delicate political situation, the military and state media said. (AP Photo)

I'll be following the wires as fast as I can. Bear with me!

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The Ouwet Front (Lebanese Army blog—videos), Prairie Pundit, Gateway Pundit

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SIXTH Bombing in Lebanon!

By Brian C. Ledbetter · Thursday, June 7. 2007 17:18

It would seem that the Christian area of Zouk Mousbeh was hit! I'll be updating with pictures shortly!

Lebanese firefighter try to extinguish burning stores after a bomb exploded in the town of Zouk Mousbeh, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday June 7, 2007. the blast occurred in an industrial area in the town of Zouk Mousbeh, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Beirut and near the Christian town of Jounieh. The explosion set off large fires in several buildings and black smoke was seen billowing from the area. (AP Photo)

This looks to be the largest explosion yet. There isn't any word (on the photo wires) about casualties yet, but they are apparently looking for victims.

What kind of bumper sticker does John Edwards think this makes? Continue reading »

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FOURTH bombing in Lebanon!

By Brian C. Ledbetter · Monday, June 4. 2007 14:48

Abu Kais is reporting that another bomb has exploded in Beirut, this time onboard a bus outside of an abandoned building. No word on the damage or casualties yet - I'll be following up when I learn more.

Update: According to LBC, 7 were injured, none are reported dead. Still waiting on details.

Update: Sometimes, you have to hit faraway sources to get the news. I still haven't seen word one about this bombing on CNN, nor on the front pages of Google or Yahoo news.

But in the evening a bomb ripped through a public bus in Christian east Beirut wounding at least seven of the people on board, a security source said.

The explosion in the mixed residential and industrial district of Sed al-Baushrieh was the fourth to rock Lebanon since the clashes between the army and the Islamists broke out on May 20.

Footage broadcast by Lebanese television showed that the bus had been burned out by the force of the explosion.

Several parked cars and the facade of a nearby shopping centre were also badly damaged.

AFP's on the story, at least. Still waiting for the photo wires to catch up.

Update: Photos are starting to come in. I'll be posting them shortly.

Lebanese police and paramedics stand at the site of a bus explosion in Bouchrieh, east Beirut June 4, 2007. A bomb exploded next to an empty bus in a Christian suburb in east Beirut on Monday, lightly wounding seven people, a military source said. REUTERS/George Abdallah (LEBANON)

Update (5-Jun): The latest pictures have been added from the wire. Continue reading »

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SECOND EXPLOSION IN LEBANON

By Brian C. Ledbetter · Tuesday, May 22. 2007 08:37

In the midst of the Lebanese army's continuing battle with Fatah al-Islam in the northern city of Tripoli, a second explosion has rocked the capital city of Beirut, this time hitting the predominantly Sunni suburb of Verdun. Is this Bashir al-Assad's continued attempt to destabilize Lebanon in preparation of a return of the Syrian army? It's looking more and more like that's the case every passing day...

The wires are thankfully reporting that nobody has been killed in this bombing, unlike the previous one.

A Lebanese police officer gestures as he stands near a burning building after an explosion hit the Verdun shopping area in the Muslim sector of Beirut, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. An explosion rocked one of Beirut's Muslim neighborhoods late Monday, injuring five people, starting fires in cars and apartments and wrecking one of the Lebanese capital's posh districts. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

I'll be tracking the pictures of this latest tragedy beyond the fold. Continue reading »

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Terror Attack in Lebanon?

By Brian C. Ledbetter · Monday, May 21. 2007 08:05

There appear to be reports that a bomb has been set off outside of a shopping mall in a northern suburb of Beirut early on Sunday morning (Lebanon time). It's odd that the blast went off so late—considering how valuable high-casualty targets are to terrorists.

A teacher inspects damage to a classroom in a school near the site of an explosion in the Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 21, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

I've gathered all of the pictures available at this time in the extended body of this article, for your reference.

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