Bomb Blast in Beirut: Attack in Retaliation to Aiding Syrian Regime
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AFP/Getty Images(BEIRUT) — At least 20 people were injured when a large explosion rocked what is typically a busy commercial area of Beirut on Tuesday.
The car bomb was in the center of a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon.
Attacks like this one have been anticipated in retaliation for Hezbollah’s participation in the Syrian civil war, backing President Bashar al-Assad.
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