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Lebanese Hunt for Evidence in Beirut Bombing
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Explosion wounded at least 8 people in a Christian suburb of east
Beirut late Saturday, on eve of Easter holy day Authorities in Lebanon
are hunting for evidence to help trace those responsible for a bomb
attack that caused extensive damage in Beirut.







Lebanese police officer at site of  bomb blast in an
industrial zone of a mainly Christian neighborhood in BeirutThe
explosion wounded at least eight people in a Christian suburb of east
Beirut late Saturday, on the eve of the Christian Easter holy day. The
massive blast, which came from an estimated 25 kilograms of explosives
hidden in a parked car, caused huge fires in an industrial
neighborhood.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the third bombing
in eight days apparently aimed at Lebanese Christians. However,
opposition political figures are blaming Lebanon's Syrian-backed
security services for the blast. They believe it was an attempt to
foment unrest in Lebanon as Syria pulls its troops and intelligence
agents out of the country.

Lebanon has been in political turmoil since last month's assassination
of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, which many people contend was
ordered by Syria. Amid a round of huge anti-Syrian demonstrations,
Damascus agreed to begin withdrawing the thousands of troops and
intelligence agents it has stationed in Lebanon for years.

Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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