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Beirut blast kills al-Hariri....
A huge car bomb on Monday killed Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, a businessman turned politician who masterminded the country's reconstruction after its 1975-90 civil war.
At least 12 others, including several of al-Hariri's bodyguards, died when his motorcade was blown up as it passed through an upmarket section of Beirut's seafront, four months after he resigned as prime minister.
The explosion outside the St George Hotel gouged a deep crater in the road, ripped facades from luxury buildings, and set cars ablaze on streets strewn with rubble and broken glass.
Massive blast
Vehicles from al-Hariri's convoy were torn apart despite their armour plating. A senior security source said the cause was a car bomb.
"Everything around us collapsed," a Lebanese building worker at the site said. "It was as if an earthquake hit the area."
Lebanese security forces said on Monday they had stormed the Beirut home of a man they identified as a Palestinian and Syrian who appeared in a video claiming responsibility for the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister.
A Lebanese security source said Ahmad Abul Adif was not in the house. He had earlier appeared in a video aired by Aljazeera claiming responsibility for the killing of al-Hariri.
The White House condemned the killing and said Lebanon should be able to pursue its future "free from violence and intimidation and free from Syrian occupation", but added it did not know who killed Hariri and was not accusing Syria.
Syria blamed
The White House added that it would consult with UN Security Council members about taking punitive measures against those responsible for the killing, and to push for an end to the Syrian presence in Lebanon.
Lebanon's anti-Syrian opposition accused the Syrian governments of responsibility for the assassination of Hariri and called for a three-day strike to protest his death.
"We hold the the Syrian government, the power behind it, responsible for the crime," MP
Lebanese voices calling for Damascus to pull out its 14,000 troops have grown louder in recent months, backed by a UN Security Council resolution calling for their withdrawal.
A huge car bomb on Monday killed Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, a businessman turned politician who masterminded the country's reconstruction after its 1975-90 civil war.
At least 12 others, including several of al-Hariri's bodyguards, died when his motorcade was blown up as it passed through an upmarket section of Beirut's seafront, four months after he resigned as prime minister.
The explosion outside the St George Hotel gouged a deep crater in the road, ripped facades from luxury buildings, and set cars ablaze on streets strewn with rubble and broken glass.
Massive blast
Vehicles from al-Hariri's convoy were torn apart despite their armour plating. A senior security source said the cause was a car bomb.
"Everything around us collapsed," a Lebanese building worker at the site said. "It was as if an earthquake hit the area."
Lebanese security forces said on Monday they had stormed the Beirut home of a man they identified as a Palestinian and Syrian who appeared in a video claiming responsibility for the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister.
A Lebanese security source said Ahmad Abul Adif was not in the house. He had earlier appeared in a video aired by Aljazeera claiming responsibility for the killing of al-Hariri.
The White House condemned the killing and said Lebanon should be able to pursue its future "free from violence and intimidation and free from Syrian occupation", but added it did not know who killed Hariri and was not accusing Syria.
Syria blamed
The White House added that it would consult with UN Security Council members about taking punitive measures against those responsible for the killing, and to push for an end to the Syrian presence in Lebanon.
Lebanon's anti-Syrian opposition accused the Syrian governments of responsibility for the assassination of Hariri and called for a three-day strike to protest his death.
"We hold the the Syrian government, the power behind it, responsible for the crime," MP
Lebanese voices calling for Damascus to pull out its 14,000 troops have grown louder in recent months, backed by a UN Security Council resolution calling for their withdrawal.
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may he rest in peace..
few remarks on this tragic incident:
- I don't think that the syrian government is behind this.. it's too obvious..
but, giving the fact that he was going to run for PM again in the next elections, (which polls showed that he has more than 80% of the votes) it could point out that Syria might have a role in this, or it could be an INSIDE operation..!! it sounds ridiculous, but it is considered..!!
- this so called "al jehad and blah blah in blad al sham" bullshit group.. have declared on a recorded tape (again aired by Al Jazeera!!) that they are responsible for this operation.. who are these people, who funds them, why didn't we hear about them before..?? it seems to me that it's a smoke screen..!!!!
at the end, my warm condolences to the lebanese guys in this forum.. I'm sorry for your loss..
few remarks on this tragic incident:
- I don't think that the syrian government is behind this.. it's too obvious..
but, giving the fact that he was going to run for PM again in the next elections, (which polls showed that he has more than 80% of the votes) it could point out that Syria might have a role in this, or it could be an INSIDE operation..!! it sounds ridiculous, but it is considered..!!
- this so called "al jehad and blah blah in blad al sham" bullshit group.. have declared on a recorded tape (again aired by Al Jazeera!!) that they are responsible for this operation.. who are these people, who funds them, why didn't we hear about them before..?? it seems to me that it's a smoke screen..!!!!
at the end, my warm condolences to the lebanese guys in this forum.. I'm sorry for your loss..
ARABIC: Allah yir7amo wi yi7sin ilaih. allah yijbor ahlo, wi al lobnaniyeen ajma3een.
English: Let got put murcy on his sole, let god be with his family and all lebanese people.
He was a good man. One of the best arabian polititions ever. He was behind bringing back lebanon to life after the war. It was a very sad day.
English: Let got put murcy on his sole, let god be with his family and all lebanese people.
He was a good man. One of the best arabian polititions ever. He was behind bringing back lebanon to life after the war. It was a very sad day.
funny, I read a couple of posts that says Rafiq Al Hariri is a theif, that steal the country money.. some defended that he use it to help the country.. well.. wrong.
he a millionaire before he was a PM.. he came to lebanon as a rich man seeking to help improve his country after it was destroyed by the civil war two decades ago.. how acome an already rich man steal government money..?! he doesn't need government money.. his richened the government by being the PM.. he is no theif..
the sad thing though, some time ago, is that some TV stations ruined his image by mocking him and make fun of him along with other lebanese politicians.. giving the wrong conception to those who are not aware of it..
he was a great man before being a great business man and a great politician.. R.I.P
he a millionaire before he was a PM.. he came to lebanon as a rich man seeking to help improve his country after it was destroyed by the civil war two decades ago.. how acome an already rich man steal government money..?! he doesn't need government money.. his richened the government by being the PM.. he is no theif..
the sad thing though, some time ago, is that some TV stations ruined his image by mocking him and make fun of him along with other lebanese politicians.. giving the wrong conception to those who are not aware of it..
he was a great man before being a great business man and a great politician.. R.I.P
funny?not I think.. that thing known by the whole Lebanon,i am not making these things from my mind..I don't want to argue about this with you cuz the man is dead,and I don't like to talk bad after deaths specially if he was respected and beloved.. 
And about the Tv programs, don't mind about that.Hariri was a strong charachter and had the sense of humour,he said once on a program that he laughs and enjoys those who mock him.he had no probs with that
And about the Tv programs, don't mind about that.Hariri was a strong charachter and had the sense of humour,he said once on a program that he laughs and enjoys those who mock him.he had no probs with that
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funny?not I think.. that thing known by the whole Lebanon,i am not making these things from my mind..I don't want to argue about this with you cuz the man is dead,and I don't like to talk bad after deaths specially if he was respected and beloved..
And about the Tv programs, don't mind about that.Hariri was a strong charachter and had the sense of humour,he said once on a program that he laughs and enjoys those who mock him.he had no probs with that
funny?not I think.. that thing known by the whole Lebanon,i am not making these things from my mind..I don't want to argue about this with you cuz the man is dead,and I don't like to talk bad after deaths specially if he was respected and beloved..
And about the Tv programs, don't mind about that.Hariri was a strong charachter and had the sense of humour,he said once on a program that he laughs and enjoys those who mock him.he had no probs with that