Blast Rocks North Beirut Suburb

World | July 12, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00
Blast Rocks North Beirut Suburb A powerful bomb blast north of Beirut wounded pro-Syrian caretaker Defense Minister Elias Al-Murr on Tuesday. Another two people were reported dead, while dozens other were injured. Photo by aljazeera.com

A bomb blast wounded pro-Syrian caretaker Defense Minister Elias Al-Murr north of Beirut on Tuesday, security officials said. The blast targeted Murr's motorcade in the busy Christian Antelias suburb. A report from the scene quoted security sources as saying two people were killed and 12 were wounded. Live television images from the scene of the explosion showed rescue workers helping a bloodied man - who was still moving - out of the car. The car was left a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged.

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