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BEIRUT, Lebanon - A powerful bomb went off in a Christian neighborhood of eastern Beirut late Friday, wounding at least three people and sending soldiers scrambling to the scene. The blast detonated just before midnight near a bank, completely destroying a car. But it was not clear if the bomb was placed in the vehicle, under it or near it. Two other cars were also damaged. The explosion was the latest in a series of blasts that have shaken Beirut, some killing or wounding prominent politicians and others hitting public areas and causing panic. It came days after a U.N....

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.