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2009-12-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Explosion Rocks Hezbollah Stronghold Near Beirut

Three bombs planted under a car exploded south of Beirut on Saturday, wounding two people in an attack that apparently targeted an official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the state-run news agency said.

Then it wasn't some clever Israeli gadget in an arms depot. Interesting. Why would a Hamas official call on Hizb'allah, one is forced to wonder.

The official National News Agency said the explosion was caused by "three bombs tied to each other" that were placed under the car of an official believed to be from Hamas.

But Lebanese security officials told The Associated Press they could not independently confirm what caused the blasts or who the explosions targeted. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which controls the area, sealed off the streets in the southern suburb of Haret Hreik and prevented journalists from getting close to the scene.

One senior police official said the blast occurred in a neighborhood that houses an office belonging to Hamas.

Wait -- Hamas has an office there? But aren't the two H's supposed to be operating independently, with completely separate objectives and areas of operation?

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

A Hezbollah official contacted by The Associated Press declined to comment, saying he had no information.

Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, was not available for comment Saturday. A person who answered his mobile phone aid he was not available and that he had no information on the explosion.

The explosion comes on the even of Ashoura, Shiite Islam's most important religious holiday.

But of no interest, one would think, to the Sunni Hamas.

Posted by 2009-12-26 17:08|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 per the JPost, one of the wounded has died

Posted by lord garth 2009-12-26 18:42|| 2009-12-26 18:42|| Front Page Top

#2 "But aren't the two H's supposed to be operating independently, with completely separate objectives?"

Naaahhhh - they're both dedicated 100% to killing Joooooos.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2009-12-26 19:18|| 2009-12-26 19:18|| Front Page Top

#3 update from Haaretz

two are now dead, both Hezbollah grunts

reports says they died from wounds incurred from trying to disarm bomb but since it would be idiotic to disarm a bomb you didn't know anything about when you could have towed the vehicle to a safe place and detonated it, it is reasonable to assume the Hezb grunts had a work accident

Posted by lord garth 2009-12-26 19:41|| 2009-12-26 19:41|| Front Page Top

#4 "three bombs tied to each other"
Amazing how fast and accurate their forensics investigation is. Incredible actually.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2009-12-26 20:07|| 2009-12-26 20:07|| Front Page Top

#5 update= dead Hezbollah count now up to 3

Posted by lord garth 2009-12-26 22:20|| 2009-12-26 22:20|| Front Page Top

#6 My first idea is "Work Accident" they were really setting, not disarming the car when it went "Kabloomie".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-12-26 22:57|| 2009-12-26 22:57|| Front Page Top

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