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A wounded woman is carried at the site of an explosion in Ashrafieh, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. At least two people were killed and 15 wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street in central Beirut on Friday, witnesses and a security source sai
Death toll from Lebanon explosion rises to eight: state news agency
Death toll from Lebanon explosion rises to eight: state news agency
Posted : Friday, 19 October 2012 08:06AM

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed and 78 wounded by a bomb that exploded in central Beirut on Friday, the state news agency said.

Security sources said the explosion was caused by a huge car bomb.

(Reporting by Mariam Karouny; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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