A remote detonated bomb killed a senior police intelligence officer and three others in East Beirut today, Captain Wissam Eid had been previously targeted at his home as was his predecessor who retired after being injured from just such an attack. The BBC reports that, "Security officials said the bomb, which left a crater five metres (16 feet) wide, had been made with at least 50 kg (110 pounds) of explosives."
Its a complex ordeal going on over there that has its roots in power sharing agreements often brokered by foreign protectorates. Stay tuned.
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