Maria el-Beissari, center, wife of Lebanese Col. Elias al-Beissari, chief of security of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr, is comforted in the hospital after her husband was seriously injured in a car bomb that hit the motorcade of Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The car bomb, slightly wounded Murr and killed at least one other person, Tuesday, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
Lebanese security forces and civilians gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Beirut. Lebanon‘s defence minister was wounded by a car bomb outside Beirut that killed at least two and injured nine others in the latest attack on a leading political figure, state TV reported.(AFP/Joseph Barrak) For more pictures pls click READ MORE
Maria el-Beissari, center, wife of Lebanese Col. Elias al-Beissari, chief of security of Lebanon’s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr, is comforted in the hospital after her husband was seriously injured in a car bomb that hit the motorcade of Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The car bomb, slightly wounded Murr and killed at least one other person, Tuesday, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
AP – 24 minutes ago
- A Lebanese woman, flanked by a relative and Lebanese army soldiers, reacts at the scene of the car explosion that hit the motorcade of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The car bomb slightly wounded Murr, son-in-law of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, and killed at least one other person, Tuesday, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
AP – 46 minutes ago
- File picture o Lebanese Interior Minister Elias Murr. Murr was wounded by a car bomb outside Beirut that killed at least two and injured six others in the latest attack on a leading political figure. Lebanon‘s defence minister was wounded by a car bomb outside Beirut that killed at least two and injured nine others in the latest attack on a leading political figure, state TV reported.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)
AFP/File – 41 minutes ago
- Lebanese security forces and civilians gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Beirut. Lebanon‘s defence minister was wounded by a car bomb outside Beirut that killed at least two and injured nine others in the latest attack on a leading political figure, state TV reported.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
AFP – 41 minutes ago
- Lebanese soldiers guard the scene of an explosion that targeted the motorcade of caretaker Lebanese Defence Minister Elias al-Murr in Antelias suburb of Beirut July 12, 2005. A powerful car bomb blast wounded Lebanon‘s caretaker Al-Murr and killed two people north of Beirut on Tuesday, security officials said. REUTERS/ Adnan Hajj
Reuters – 54 minutes ago
- Lebanese soldiers measure the diameter of the crater caused by an explosion that targeted the motorcade of caretaker Lebanese Defence Minister Elias al-Murr in Antelias suburb of Beirut July 12, 2005. A powerful car bomb blast wounded Lebanon‘s caretaker Al-Murr and killed two people north of Beirut on Tuesday, security officials said. REUTERS/ Adnan Hajj
Reuters – 56 minutes ago
- The sister of Lebanese Col. Elias al-Beissari, chief of security of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr, reacts in the hospital after her brother was seriously injured in a car explosion that hit the motorcade of Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The car bomb, slightly wounded Murr and killed at least one other person, Tuesday, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year, but this was the first aimed at a politician. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Pierre Bou Karam)
AP – 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
- The mother of Lebanese Col. Elias al-Beissari, chief of security of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr, faints in the hospital after her son was seriously injured in a car explosion that hit the motorcade of Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The car bomb, slightly wounded Murr and killed at least one other person, Tuesday, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Pierre Bou Karam)
AP – 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
- Army forces cordon off the area where an explosion targeted the motorcade of caretaker Lebanese Defense Minister Elias al-Murr in the Christian suburb of Antelias north of Beirut July 12, 2005. A powerful car bomb blast wounded Lebanon‘s caretaker Al-Murr and killed two people north of Beirut on Tuesday, security officials said. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)
Reuters – 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
- Lebanese army forces, civil service personnel and the Red Cross arrive at the scene of the explosion which targeted the motorcade of caretaker Lebanese Defence Minister Elias al-Murr in Beirut July 12, 2005. A powerful car bomb blast wounded Lebanon‘s caretaker Al-Murr and killed two people north of Beirut on Tuesday, security officials said. REUTERS/ Adnan Hajj
Reuters – 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
- Lebanese special forces inspect the charred car that exploded hitting the motorcade of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The car bomb slightly wounded Murr, son-in-law of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, and killed at least one other person, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Jul 12 3:16 AM
- Lebanese army soldiers stand next to the damaged car of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. A car bomb hit the motorcade of Murr, son-in-law of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, slightly wounding him and killing at least one other person, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Jul 12 3:03 AM
- Smoke rises from the scene of an explosion that targeted the motorcade of caretaker Lebanese Defense Minister Elias al-Murr in Beirut July 12, 2005. A powerful car bomb blast wounded Lebanon‘s caretaker Al-Murr and killed two people north of Beirut on Tuesday, security officials said. Photo by $Byline$/Reuters
Reuters – Jul 12 2:55 AM
- A Lebanese woman calls her relatives from the scene of an explosion that targeted the motorcade of caretaker Lebanese Defence Minister Elias al-Murr in Beirut July 12, 2005. A powerful car bomb blast wounded Lebanon‘s caretaker Al-Murr and killed two people north of Beirut on Tuesday, security officials said. rEUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Reuters – Jul 12 2:55 AM
- A Lebanese firefighter extinguishes a car damaged by the explosion of a car bomb that hit the motorcade of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. The car bomb, slightly wounded Murr and killed at least one other person, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Jul 12 3:00 AM
- A Lebanese army soldier walks next to the damaged car of Lebanon‘s outgoing deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr in the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. A car bomb hit the motorcade of Murr Tuesday, slightly wounding him and killing at least one other person, officials said. A string of bombings has hit Lebanon this year. The explosion left one vehicle a charred and twisted wreck, and several nearby cars and buildings were damaged. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Jul 12 2:51 AM
- Lebanon‘s outgoing Defence Minister Elias Murr (C) has been wounded in an explosion in a Christian suburb just north of the capital Beirut that also caused fatalities(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)
AFP/File – Jul 12 1:34 AM