 A Hezbollah fighter escaped an attempt on his life after he jumped from his car before a hand grenade exploded under the vehicle in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, police said. They said Ahmed Mhanna tried to start his car when he heard an object falling from the vehicle which was parked near his home in Jbal al-Botm, east of the southern port city of Tyre. Mhanna leapt from the vehicle just in time to escape the explosion of the hand grenade which had been placed on the left front tire. The car was damaged but he was unhurt. Police said they had started an investigation.
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The grenade attack came a day after the Lebanese parliament postponed a vote on a new president to replace pro-Syrian incumbent Emile Lahoud to allow more time for a consensus to be reached between the rival sides. Analysts were surprised about the incident. Usually all those that were assassinated were anti- Syrians. |