ZALKA, Lebanon, Aug 22 – A bomb exploded in a Christian area north of Beirut on Monday, wounding at least four people, Lebanese security and Red Cross sources said.
The device, placed in a plastic bag just outside a commercial centre in the Zalka area, blew out the walls of the building, strewing the area with rubble, twisted metal and glass.
«We were sitting in this cafe when suddenly the glass shattered all over us,» said Georges Yazbeck. «We didn’t know what had happened.»
A series of bombings has hit Lebanon since the February assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, which many Lebanese blamed on Syria. Damascus denies any role.(reuters)