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Powerful explosion rocks downtown Beirut; former ambassador to U.S., 4 others, killed
BEIRUT — A powerful explosion sent a thunderous shock through downtown Beirut on Friday, shattering windows and killing at least five people.
Lebanon’s LBC television reported that a senior aide to former Prime Minister Saad Hariri was killed in the blast. It identified him as Muhammed Chatah, who served as Hariri’s finance minister and was Lebanon’s ambassador to the U.S. from 1997 to 2000.
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