Car bomb in east Beirut wounds five

A car bomb exploded in an industrial suburb of east Beirut yesterday, causing a large fire and wounding five people, security sources said. They said a rigged Buick car exploded in the industrial area in Dikwanah suburb in Christian east Beirut. Fire...

A car bomb exploded in an industrial suburb of east Beirut yesterday, causing a large fire and wounding five people, security sources said.

They said a rigged Buick car exploded in the industrial area in Dikwanah suburb in Christian east Beirut. Fire fighters were trying to contain a blaze in a building as thick black smoke rose to the night sky.

Windows in the area were shattered, witnesses said.

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