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Lebanon - Strong explosion in the Christian part of Beirut
AFP via Babelfish translation | September 16, 2005

Posted on 09/16/2005 2:36:44 PM PDT by HAL9000

BEIRUT - a strong explosion of unspecified origin resounded Friday little before midnight (21h00 GMT) in the Christian part of Beirut, noted a journalist of AFP.

The explosion occurred near a banking house in the district of Achrafieh, indicated the helps to AFP.

Three cars are on fire and one is unaware of if there are victims, one specified of the same source.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: achrafieh; beirut; bomb; explosion; lebanesechristians; lebanon

1 posted on 09/16/2005 2:36:45 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

Those damn Lutherans strike again.


2 posted on 09/16/2005 2:37:23 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: HAL9000

Reuters - BEIRUT EXPLOSION CAUSED BY BOMB - SECURITY SOURCE


3 posted on 09/16/2005 2:38:37 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: HAL9000
BEIRUT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A large explosion was heard on the eastern outskirts of Beirut on Friday, witnesses said. It was not clear what caused the blast.

Mainly Christian areas east of Beirut have witnessed a series of night time explosions since the assassination in February of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a huge car bomb.


4 posted on 09/16/2005 2:39:14 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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Nah, it's big AL and the fubar boys.


5 posted on 09/16/2005 2:40:03 PM PDT by BigFinn
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To: HAL9000

Premature jihaculation?


6 posted on 09/16/2005 2:42:07 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: HAL9000

Three cars are on fire and one is unaware of if there are victims, one specified of the same source.

So three are on fire, one is unaware, and one specified.

Just what kind of cars do they have over there?


7 posted on 09/16/2005 2:42:21 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: HAL9000
BEIRUT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in a mainly Christian neighbourhood of the Lebanese capital Beirut late on Friday, wounding at least four people, a senior security source said.

One of the wounded was in a critical condition.

The bomb exploded near a branch of Lebanon's Byblos Bank in the Christian-dominated area of Achrafieh, the source said, adding that it badly damaged a building and destroyed two cars.

A series of explosions have rocked Lebanon since the February killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and 20 others in a huge car bomb.


8 posted on 09/16/2005 2:50:28 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: dfwgator

Uh....Methodists.


9 posted on 09/16/2005 2:56:22 PM PDT by Dallas59 (“You love life, while we love death.” - Al-Qaeda / Democratic Party)
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To: HAL9000
AFP via Babelfish translation -

BEIRUT - a person was killed and nine others wounded in the attack with the explosive which shook Friday little before midnight (21h00 the Christian part of Beirut, according to a first assessment of the police force.

10 posted on 09/16/2005 2:57:16 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: dfwgator

Nope, Baptists, always the Southern Baptists.


11 posted on 09/16/2005 3:02:50 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
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To: HAL9000
Lots of jokes in this thread, but no acknowledgment that Sy ria is behind these bombings, targeted at the Christians who opposed the Syrian occupation of Lebanon.

Syria has to be stopped from causing problems in Lebanon and Iraq. You can bet that the WMDs missing from Iraq are to be found buried somewhere in Syria.

12 posted on 09/16/2005 9:13:17 PM PDT by rebel_yell2
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