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Syrian killed in Leb kaboom
 A bomb exploded at a scrap metal shop in the Bekaa Valley in east Lebanon on Thursday, killing a Syrian man and injuring five Syrian nationals. The explosion took place in the village of al-Rawda, near the provincial capital of Zahleh.Syrian national Hassan Qaderi was using a fire rod to open a closed barrel at his store in the eastern Bekaa Valley, the officials said. The bullets caught fire and the barrel exploded, killing the 40-year-old instantly, the officials said. The blast also wounded Qadri's three sons who work at the family business, and two other Syrian nationals. The five injured people were rushed to a hospital for treatment. Police searched the yard for further bombs, but did not disclose the results of the investigation. Posted by: Fred 2007-08-17 |
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