On Valentine's Day Lebanon was the scene of an appalling act of
terrorism at mid day local time. The explosion rocked the beach front
district of Beirut where allot of the cities five star hotels are
located. The target was the motorcade of Mr. Rafiq Hariri, who was the
former prime minister of Lebanon. Prior to his death, he had attended a
session of the Lebanese parliament in the central part of Beirut.
Afterwards he was heading to his residence where he then tragically met
his end.
The latest reports had indicated that around nine people were killed and
around a hundred were injured. The explosion had left many vehicles
destroyed along with damaged shop fronts and a large crater. Windows
from as far as a mile away were shattered because of the blast.
The formal analysis was set for 11:00 AM to 15:00 local time, which
should include the actual time of the murder with about an hour before
and 3 hours after. (09:00 to 13:00 GMT).
The result showed a modest increment 14478.13 on 14400 df, for p=0.322
and Z=0.463.
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