Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Civil War Fears Grow In Lebanon



Beirut Hit By Deadly Car Bomb As Syria's Civil War Takes Its Toll On Neighboring Lebanon -- Daily Mail

* Comes as fresh pictures emerge from northern Syrian city of Aleppo in aftermath of alleged airstrike by government
* At least another 30 people died earlier in the week in violence across the country
* The latest suspected suicide bombing attack was the second in neighborhood of Haret Hreik

A car bomb ripped through a Shia neighbourhood in Beirut today, killing at least four people as Syria’s civil war spilled over the border.

The attack came as fresh pictures emerged from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in the aftermath of an alleged airstrike by government forces.

At least another 30 people died earlier in the week in violence across the country, and it was the second bombing in the Lebanese neighborhood of Haret Hreik this month.

Flames could be seen pouring from a multi-storey building as firefighters tried desperately to extinguish the flames, and thousands lined the street as the dead and injured were stretchered from the scene.

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More News On Growing Civil War Fears In Lebanon

As another car bomb rocks Lebanon, rockets fly along a frayed border -- Christian Science Monitor
Lebanon on high alert after Tuesday's bombing -- UPI
TV Captures Suicide Blast As Hezbollah MP Points Finger Over Attack (+Video) -- NTD
Al-Qaeda group claims attack on Beirut suburb -- Al Jazeera
Al Nusrah Front again targets Hezbollah in Lebanon -- Threat Matrix
‘Al Nusra Front in Lebanon’ claims Beirut attack -- Gulf News/AFP
Jumblatt: Lebanon now in ‘episode of madness’ -- Daily Star
Syria Spillover Adds to Lebanon's Paralysis -- Voice of America
Syrian refugees in Lebanon exceed 880,000 -- Global Times/Xinhua
Losing its strength in Lebanon, Hezbollah is left unprotected -- Haaretz
Lebanon drawn into Syria's sectarian conflict – analysis -- Gareth Smyth, The Guardian

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