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Lebanese General Assasinated

By Charlie

A top general in the Lebanese army was killed early Wednesday when a powerful car bomb exploded beside his vehicle in a residential suburb of Beirut.

General Francois Hajj, the chief of operations in the Lebanese army, died instantly along with at least four other soldiers. The blast from the 77-pound bomb packed inside a BMW hurled Hajj's body more than 100 yards from his car and damaged nearby buildings in the upscale Baabda district close to the presidential palace.

Hajj's murder came two days after a parliamentary session to elect a new president was postponed for the eighth time, and is certain to aggravate tensions between rival pro- and anti-Syrian factions. The bombing, said Information Minister Ghazi Aridi, "is a message to the Lebanese that the situation in Lebanon will remain fragile and that security will remain a target".

Hmm… large bomb targeting senior Lebanese official, on the surface, it smells like Syria’s interference in Lebanon continues.

December 12, 2007 05:22 AM The Long War