Explosion near Beirut kills three, injures five

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Three people are dead and five are injured after an explosion tore through a shopping center near the port of Jounie, 20 kilometres north of Beirut, Lebanon. The 45-pound bomb, which was placed under a stairwell, exploded around 1:30am local time (0330 UTC).

Police say they believe the bomb was placed there just before the center closed.

The blast caused serious damage to the shopping center, breaking windows, causing false ceilings to collapse, and pillars to warp within a radius of several hundred meters.

Sources

"Two dead, three injured in Beirut explosion" — AFP, March 23, 2004

"Explosion near Beirut kills at least 2" — AP, March 23, 2004

Hussein Dakroub. "Explosion North of Beirut Kills Two" — AP, March 23, 2004

Nadim Ladki. "3 dead in Lebanese bomb blast" — Reuters, March 23, 2004

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