Report: Explosion rocks Beirut neighborhood, wounds seven
Lebanese security official says blast occurred in empty bus in Christian neighborhood east of Beirut.
By The Associated Press and Haaretz ServiceA bomb exploded in an empty passenger bus parked in a Christian neighborhood east of Beirut Monday, wounding seven passers-by, a senior security official reported.
The explosion occurred in the residential and industrial Bouchrieh suburb, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
Lebanon has seen a string of bomb explosions in and around Beirut since clashes between Fatah Islam militants and the Lebanese army began May 20.Lebanon has also been hit by a series of explosions in the last two years, particularly targeting Christian areas.
Two explosions on May 21 and 22 killed a woman and injured a dozen people in two Beirut neighborhoods, as the Lebanese army battled militants holed up in a refugee camp near the northern port city of Tripoli.
On May 23, a bomb exploded in the Druse town of Aley in Beirut's central mountains, wounding at least five people.
On March 26, 2005, a blast went off in an industrial zone in Bouchrieh, injuring five people and setting factories ablaze.
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1. In a christian neighbourhood 2. They feel like their entire religion/nation is under attack since even the Lebanese Army is attacking them, and they are already refugees. 3. Therefore, they attack weak, innocent civiians/Christians to show they are still strong and will fight to their deaths. In reality, they are a bunch of chickens fighting behind women and children, and attacking innocent and defenseless individuals. Next time, the bus won't be empty.