Major blast in Al-Dahia, Lebanon

[Lipush]

Major blast in Lebanon this afternoon In Al-Dahia quarter, Beirut.

Blast caused damage to at least 20 cars and houses.

two were killed, a garage worker and a 7 year old child.

40 others were injured.

Al-Jadeed official TV from the scene-

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[waltky]

Blast in Beirut kills 22...

Deadly Lebanon blast in Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah claims at least 22
16 August 2013 > The death toll from a blast that ripped through a southern suburb of Beirut on Thursday has risen to at least 22.

The powerful car bomb detonated in a densely populated area of the Lebanese capital containing strongholds of the Shia militant movement Hezbollah. Heavy damage was reported to nearby buildings and cars. Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said officials were investigating if the van believed to be carrying the explosives had been driven by a suicide bomber. Among the dead were a father, mother and their three daughters killed in their car. The blast is being linked to the conflict in Syria, which has stoked sectarian tensions in Lebanon. The site of the blast is close to the Sayyed al-Shuhada complex, where Hezbollah often holds mass rallies.

Officials are investigating whether a suicide bomber carried out the attack

The explosion comes a month after another car bomb wounded more than 50 people in the same district of Beirut. A Sunni Islamist group said it had carried out that attack, promising more violence against Hezbollah. The bombings are being viewed as retaliation for Hezbollah's armed support for Syrian President Bashar Assad. Fighters from the militant group were instrumental in a strategic victory by Syrian government forces in Qusair, close to the border with Lebanon, in early June. Hezbollah politicians have denounced the latest bombing as a "terrorist attack" and called for restraint from their followers. A previously unknown group called the Battalions of Ayesha said it carried out Thursday's attack. In a video message posted online, they also implied they had been behind the Beirut bomb blast the previous month.

This is a densely populated area of Beirut

The group threatened to carry out more attacks, referring to Hezbollah strongholds as "colonies of Iran". Events in Syria are putting Lebanon's fragile peace in jeopardy, threatening the equilibrium which has held since the end of the civil war more than 20 years ago. Many Lebanese politicians blamed Israel in the wake of Thursday's blast, but Israeli President Shimon Peres denied culpability during a joint news conference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "I was surprised," Peres said. "Why should (they) look to Israel? (They have) a Hezbollah that collects bombs, that goes and kills people in Syria without the permission of the Lebanese government."

BBC News - Deadly Lebanon blast in Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah claims at least 22

 

[Osomir]

Seems likely to be an attack against Hezbollah in response to their open involvement in supporting Assad in Syria.

 

[Sunni Man]

As usual when the smoke clears it will be apparent that Israel/Mossad were behind the bombing. ..

 

[Osomir]

As usual when the smoke clears it will be apparent that Israel/Mossad were behind the bombing. ..

This seems fairly pre-mature especially since groups such as Al Nusra have declared Hezbollah their primary enemy / target. They'd love to hit Hezbollah on their own turf and domestically destabilize Lebanon.

 

[Snouter]

As usual when the smoke clears it will be apparent that Israel/Mossad were behind the bombing.

Most likely. The zionist regime army consistently fails when they directly engage the Lebanese. Which is why their nukes are one of their most troubling weapons. Let's say they decide to attack Egypt as a result of the manipulated civil war there, and they don't do so well. Does the US again function as their proxy army as they do in Afghanistan and Iraq? Or will the zionist regime use a nuke. Then was is the responsibility of the West?

 

[Sunni Man]

As usual when the smoke clears it will be apparent that Israel/Mossad were behind the bombing. ..

This seems fairly pre-mature especially since groups such as Al Nusra have declared Hezbollah their primary enemy / target. They'd love to hit Hezbollah on their own turf and domestically destabilize Lebanon.

Whether it's funding, orchestrating, or supplying the weapons.

Almost every event that happens in the Middle East has a behind the scenes Israeli/Mossad finger print on it. ..

 

[Osomir]

As usual when the smoke clears it will be apparent that Israel/Mossad were behind the bombing. ..

This seems fairly pre-mature especially since groups such as Al Nusra have declared Hezbollah their primary enemy / target. They'd love to hit Hezbollah on their own turf and domestically destabilize Lebanon.

Whether it's funding, orchestrating, or supplying the weapons.

Almost every event that happens in the Middle East has a behind the scenes Israeli/Mossad finger print on it. ..

That sounds pretty crazy.

 

[Sunni Man]

This seems fairly pre-mature especially since groups such as Al Nusra have declared Hezbollah their primary enemy / target. They'd love to hit Hezbollah on their own turf and domestically destabilize Lebanon.

Whether it's funding, orchestrating, or supplying the weapons.

Almost every event that happens in the Middle East has a behind the scenes Israeli/Mossad finger print on it. ..

That sounds pretty crazy.

Israel/Mossad are masters of disinformation; and destabilizing, and controlling foreign governments throughout the ME.

In addition, they were instrumental in sending the U.S. military on a fool's errand to Iraq for the last decade. ..