BEIRUT, Lebanon Sin el Fil — Lebanese parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem was killed in a massive bombing in Beirut on Wednesday, according to Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., quoting a member of Ghanem’s Phalange Party. At least 4 other people were killed in the explosion, according to a high-ranking government official.
Red Cross officials told Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. that 20 people were wounded in the blast — a huge fireball that damaged dozens of cars.Nearby buildings were heavily damaged and broken glass littered the street, near the Librairie Antoine, a bookstore. Please click read more to view pictures of this crime.
FILE ** Anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker Antoine Ghanem, 64, who was assassinated in a powerful bomb in a Christian suburb east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2007, is seen in this Jan. 2006 file photo . A powerful bomb killed the pro-government Parliament member and six others Wednesday in a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital, security officials said. The blast targeted Antoine Ghanem, 64, a member of the right-wing Christian Phalange Party.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
Lebanese inspectors, check a dead body lies in the ground at the scene where a powerful bomb killed a pro-government Parliament member in a Christian suburb east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2007. The powerful bomb killed a pro-government Parliament member and six others Wednesday in a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital, security officials said. The blast targeted Antoine Ghanem, 64, a member of the right-wing Christian Phalange Party.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Lebanese civilians and police look at a hole that was caused by an explosion in eastern Beirut, September 19, 2007. (Fadi Ghalioum/Reuters)
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Lebanese Red Cross workers, soldiers and civilians inspect the site of an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. (Wadih Shlink/Reuters)
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Lebanese inspectors investigate as they stand near a dead man at the scene of explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007. A powerful bomb killed a pro-government Parliament member and six others Wednesday in a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital, security officials said. The blast targeted Antoine Ghanem, 64, a member of the right-wing Christian Phalange Party, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)
Lebanese inspectors, look at a dead body covered by a blanket that lies inside a damaged car at the scene where a powerful bomb killed a pro-government Parliament member in a Christian suburb east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2007. The powerful bomb killed a pro-government Parliament member and six others Wednesday in a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital, security officials said. The blast targeted Antoine Ghanem, 64, a member of the right-wing Christian Phalange Party.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Lebanese civilians look at burning cars after an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007.At least five people were killed in a car bomb attack in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said. REUTERS/Paul Nicolaos (LEBANON)
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A Lebanese soldier gestures to photographers as he stands near a dead man at the site of explosion that targeted Antoine Ghanem, a member of the right-wing Christian Phalange Party, in a Christian suburb east of Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)
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Lebanese firemen extinguish the fire from a car after an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. A prominent anti-Syrian Christian Lebanese lawmaker was wounded in a car bomb attack in Beirut on Wednesday that killed five people, security sources said. REUTERS/KHalil Hassan
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Lebanese Red Cross workers carry a victim after an an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. At least five people were killed in a car bomb attack in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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Lebanese policemen and civilians rescue a victim from his damaged car after an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007.At least five people were killed in a car bomb attack in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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Lebanese Red Cross and civilians inspect the area of an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. At least five people were killed in a car bomb attack in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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Lebanese Red Cross and civilians inspect the area of an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)
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Lebanese firemen extinguish the fire from a car after an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. (KHalil Hassan/Reuters)
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Lebanese firemen extinguish the fire from a car after an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. (Khalil Hassan/Reuters)
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A Lebanese soldier stands next to a body after an an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007.At least five people were killed in a car bomb attack in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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Lebanese firemen extinguish the fire from a car after an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. REUTERS/Khalil Hassan
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A Lebanese soldier stands next to a body after an an explosion in eastern Beirut September 19, 2007. At least five people were killed in a car bomb attack in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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