12 February 2007
Breaking: Nine Dead in Islamic Bombing in Lebanese Christian Town
(IsraelNN.com) Reuters New Agency reports that two explosions have
hit the Lebanese Christian town of Bikfaya, northeast of Beirut.
One of the explosions was aboard a bus. Nine are reported dead.
Wednesday is the second anniversary of the assassination of anti-Syrian Lebanese PM Rafik Al-Hariri. Islamic groups in Lebanon sponsored by Syria, notably the Hizbullah, have been steadily stepping up pressure on the Western-sponsored government of Lebanon to step aside.
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