Over 50 Hurt As Car Bomb Hits Hezbollah Beirut Stronghold -- Reuters
(Reuters) - A massive car bomb ripped through a Beirut stronghold of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group that has been fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war, wounding 53 people on Tuesday.
None of those hurt were seriously wounded, Health Minister Hassan Khalil told Reuters, and there were no fatalities.
Sectarian tensions in Lebanon have been high following the intervention of the Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah in support of Assad's forces fighting a two-year revolt led by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority.
There was no immediate indication of who was behind the blast, the worst such attack in years, which came as forces loyal to Assad are making gains on the battlefield and as Sunnis and Shi'ites clash in Lebanon.
But residents in the Shi'ite district blamed Sunni militant supporters of the insurgency against Assad, while politicians also suspected a sectarian motive.
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Update: Car bomb rocks Shia suburb in Beirut -- Al Jazeera
My Comment: This is a a blunt warning to Hezbollah. As to who is giving this "message", the video below gives some ideas on who may have funded this operation. As to who do I think is responsible .... my money is on those who are supporting the Syrian rebel movement.
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