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Khazen.org offers its condoleances to the family of MP Walid Eido and rejects this  horrific crime.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) june 13 — A member of the Lebanese parliament was killed in an explosion Wednesday outside a Beirut military sports club in what hospital sources called an assassination. Lawmaker Walid Eido, known as a foe of Syrian involvement in Lebanon, his son, Khalid, and two of his bodyguards were killed, Lebanese media reports said. At least six other people died and 11 were wounded in the explosion, believed to be from a car bomb, in the seaside neighborhood of Manara, according to Lebanese security sources.

Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, an outspoken critic of Syria, blamed Eido’s killing on Damascus, calling it an attempt to reduce the anti-Syrian majority in the Lebanese government. With this bunch of assassins in Damascus, they don’t care about international justice," Jumblatt told CNN International.  Syria has denied any involvment in the assasination

Eido, a constitutional expert, was a member of a political bloc led by Saad Hariri, the son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, whose assassination two years ago sparked widespread protests that led to the ouster of Syrian forces from Lebanon.Eido was a vocal supporter of the U.N. tribunal investigating Hariri’s killing, approved earlier this month by U.N. Security Council..The impact of Wednesday’s blast shattered the windows of nearby buildings, while bystanders sustained injuries from the shrapnel. CNN’s Brent Sadler witnessed wounded people being carried out of one building

One of Eido’s sons was also killed in the blast in which eight other people were killed and 11 were wounded.Here are four facts about Eido: * Born in 1942 in Beirut, he graduated in 1966 and became a magistrate a year later. In the late 1990s he was north Lebanon’s public prosecutor. Eido won a seat in parliamentary elections in 2000 and 2005 and was a member of several parliamentary committees. * Eido was a Sunni Muslim and a member of the majority anti-Syrian parliamentary bloc of Saad al-Hariri, which controls Lebanon’s Western-backed government..* Eido used to be a member of the Sunni Murabetoun militia during Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war.* He was an avid swimmer and the bomb exploded outside his favourite Beirut beach resort, Sporting Club.

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The blast happened near a military sports club and a side street that leads to several restaurants. Sadler said two vehicles were engulfed in flames, and the explosion had all the hallmarks of a bombing attack.

Many of the off-duty soldiers, still wearing their workout clothes, rushed to the scene trying to calm people down. Video footage also showed Lebanese forces trying to control the crowds.

As many as six explosions, many in the capital city, have rocked parts of Lebanon over the past month.

Last week, a large explosion struck Zouk Mosbeh, a predominantly Christian neighborhood north of Beirut, killing one person and wounding four.

Sadler said he felt the blast during an interview with a shopkeeper. They were discussing when the next bomb could strike Beirut.

"The Lebanese man I’ve known for a long, long time said, ‘Look, I think one could happen at any moment,’ " Sadler said. "He said those very words when that explosion really shook his shop."

A Lebanese civil defence personnel rests next to an unidentified body near the site of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. Lebanese anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido was killed with at least seven other people on Wednesday by a blast on Beirut’s seafront, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

Lebanese civilians burn tires to protest the killing of MP Walid Eido in Beirut June 13, 2007. Lebanese anti-Syrian parliamentarian Eido was killed with at least seven other people on Wednesday by a blast on Beirut’s seafront, security sources said. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese civil defense workers, stand next to a covered dead body in front of a damaged building at the scene where a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla 

  • FILE ** Lebanese lawmaker Walid Eido is seen in Beirut, Lebanon in this June 17, 2006 file photo. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and three others, local media reported. The lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil, File)

  • A Lebanese civil defence personnel rests next to an unidentified body near the site of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. Lebanese anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido was killed with at least seven other people on Wednesday by a blast on Beirut’s seafront, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers secure the scene where supporters of assassinated anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido reacted by burning tires in Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP

  • Lebanese soldiers inspect the remains of a car after an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON

  • Supporters of assassinated anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido burn tires in Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)

  • Lebanese policemen secure an explosion area in Beirut June 13, 2007. Lebanese anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido was killed with at least seven other people on Wednesday by a blast on Beirut’s seafont, security sources said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese soldiers secure an explosion site as people wait for news of their friends and relatives in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • Lebanese firefighters, run at the scene where a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese soldiers secures the scene after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and three others, local media reported. The lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

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  • Lebanese anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido (L) is seen in the parliament headquarters in Beirut with Hezbollah MPs Hassan Fadlallah (C) and Hussein el-Hajj Hassan (R) in this file photo taken on April 3, 2007. A blast in Beirut on June 13, 2007 killed Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. (Mohamed Azakir/Files/Reuters)

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  • Lebanese soldiers secure an explosion site in Beirut June 13, 2007. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

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  • Lebanese civil defence personnel inspect burnt cars at the area of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. (Fadi Ghalioum/Reuters)

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  • A Lebanese firefighters extinguish a burning car after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • Lebanese policemen and Red Cross personnel run to rescue injured civilians after an explosion in Beirut, June 13, 2007. (George Abdallah/Reuters)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, gestures in front of a burned dead body seen inside a burned car after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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  • A Lebanese soldier, gestures in front of burned dead body seen inside a burned car after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country.(AP Photo/Hussein

  • Plainclothes Lebanese policemen secure an explosion site in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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  • A Lebanese soldier runs to secure the area of an explosion in Beirut, June 13, 2007. (Fadi Ghalioum/Reuters)

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    • A Lebanese soldier, gestures in front of a burned dead body seen inside a burned car after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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    • Lebanese civilians inspect an explosion site in Beirut June 13, 2007. (Fadi Ghalioum/Reuters)

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    • A Lebanese soldier, gestures in front of burned dead body seen inside a burned car after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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    • Lebanese Red Cross personnel and policemen inspect the area of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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    • Lebanese soldiers and security secure the area of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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    • Lebanese soldiers and police men secure an explosion site in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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    • Lebanese plainclothes policemen secure an explosion site in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON)

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    • A Lebanese soldier gestures in front of burned out cars after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and nine others, security officials said. The 65-year-old lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

    • Lebanese anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido smiles in the parliament headquarters in Beirut in this file photo taken on April 3, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Jne 13, 2007 killed Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/Files (LEBANON)

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    • Lebanese people help an injured man after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and three others, local media reported. The lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

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    • Lebanese civil defence personnel inspect burnt cars at the area of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Fadi Ghalioum (LEBANON)

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    • A Lebanese soldier secures the scene after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and three others, local media reported. The lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

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    • Lebanese firemen extinguish a burnt car at the site of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Fadi Ghalioum (LEBANON

    • Lebanese policemen and Red Crosd personnel run to rescue injured civilians after an explosion in Beirut, June 13, 2007. Four people were killed in an explosion that rocked Beirut’s seafront strip on Wednesday, security sources said. REUTERS/George Abdallah (LEBANON)

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    • A general view of an explosion site in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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    • Lebanese civilians inspect an explosion site in Beirut June 13, 2007. The blast on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian parliamentary deputy Walid Eido, one of his sons and at least six others, security sources said. REUTERS/Fadi Ghalioum

    • Lebanese soldiers and security secure the area of an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

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    • A man is covered with chalk dust from an explosion in Beirut June 13, 2007. A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (LEBANON

    • An injured tourist waits to get help after a bomb exploded in a narrow street off the main waterfront in Manara, which is in the Muslim sector of the capital Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, June 13, 2007. An explosion, apparently from a bomb-rigged car, rocked Beirut’s seafront Wednesday, killing an anti-Syrian lawmaker and three others, local media reported. The lawmaker, Walid Eido, was the seventh opponent of Damascus to be killed in two years in this conflict-ridden country. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

    • Lebanese army soldiers secure the site where anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, his eldest son and four other people were killed in a seafront blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

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    • An armed Lebanese security man stands at the site where anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, his eldest son and four other people were killed in a seafront blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

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