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February 14, 2005
Beirut Car Bomb Kills 9; Politician Targeted/Killed [Updated]
A bomb targeting the motorcade of Lebanon's most prominent politician killed at least nine people on Monday along this city's famed seafront boulevard.

Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was believed to have survived, but at least one of his bodyguards was among those killed, witnesses said.

Hariri was believed unhurt in the Monday blast, said Bassem Yammout, a Lebanese legislator who arrived at the scene and spoke to The Associated Press.

The private Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., however, said Hariri was taken to a hospital.

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Update:

New reports say that Hariri was killed in the attack:

Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed Monday in a massive bomb explosion that ravaged his motorcade, the country's official news agency said.

The news agency, quoting a statement from American University Hospital, said Hariri arrived dead at the hospital, his body mutilated in the massive explosion.

Nine other people were also killed in the massive blast, and 100 injured, the news agency said.

Hariri's official website is here, though it seems to be down at the moment.

Hariri's bio here.

Posted by Michele at February 14, 2005 07:37 AM | TrackBack
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