Flames pour from vehicles after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, December 27. A car bombing shook the Lebanese capital, sending black smoke billowing a few hundred meters from the government headquarters and Parliament building.
Blast rocks Beirut —
Flames pour from vehicles after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, December 27. A car bombing shook the Lebanese capital, sending black smoke billowing a few hundred meters from the government headquarters and Parliament building.
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Lebanese soldiers gather around a burned vehicle. Six people were killed in the car bombing and 71 were wounded, Lebanon's health ministry said. Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese finance minister and ambassador to the United States, was one of the casualties.
Blast rocks Beirut —
Lebanese soldiers gather around a burned vehicle. Six people were killed in the car bombing and 71 were wounded, Lebanon's health ministry said. Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese finance minister and ambassador to the United States, was one of the casualties.
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Lebanese security forces and firefighters gather next to destroyed vehicles. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Blast rocks Beirut —
Lebanese security forces and firefighters gather next to destroyed vehicles. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Firefighters douse a burning car after the explosion in central Beirut.
Blast rocks Beirut —
Firefighters douse a burning car after the explosion in central Beirut.
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A woman removes shattered windows as she cleans an office near the site.
Blast rocks Beirut —
A woman removes shattered windows as she cleans an office near the site.
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Lebanese security forces inspect the scene.
Blast rocks Beirut —
Lebanese security forces inspect the scene.
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A wounded man walks past a Lebanese civil defense ambulance near the scene.
Blast rocks Beirut —
A wounded man walks past a Lebanese civil defense ambulance near the scene.
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