Syria Striking Back?
Charles Johnson
Fri Mar 18, 2005 at 4:15 pm PST • Views: 157
Car Bomb Wounds Six in Lebanese Capital.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in a mainly Christian eastern suburb of Lebanon’s capital early on Saturday, wounding six people.
A Reuters correspondent on the scene said the blast had destroyed the first floor of an apartment block, blew out windows in surrounding buildings, and left a large crater in the road. Cars parked nearby were mostly wrecked.
“I was standing under this building and we heard a huge explosion and there was a big cloud of dust, and glass flew everywhere. We saw this car just fly into the air and land on the street right in front of us,” said witness Rany Ayoub.
The vehicle containing the bomb appeared to have been in a car park.
Security forces and ambulances flooded the area. Hospital officials said six people had been wounded.
It was unclear who might have been the target of the blast, which occurred after midnight.
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