Deadly car bomb explosion rocks Beirut

September 17, 2005 

The seemingly endless saga of car bombings continued to haunt citizens of Lebanon on Friday night, when an explosion ripped through multiple cars and buildings, killing one and injuring 19 people. 
The blast took place close to midnight near Byblos Bank in the J'eitawi district of Ashrafieh in Beirut. 
Major General Ashraf Rifi, commander of the Internal Security Forces, confirmed that the bomb was put in a bag and placed between two cars. Rifi was also able to identify a timer used to detonate the bomb.
Deadly car bomb explosion rocks Beirut September 17 , 2005 The seemingly endless saga of car bombings continued to haunt citizens of Lebanon on Friday night , when an explosion ripped through multiple cars and buildings , killing one and injuring 19 people . The blast took place close to midnight near Byblos Bank in the J'eitawi district of Ashrafieh in Beirut . Major General Ashraf Rifi , commander of the Internal Security Forces , confirmed that the bomb was put in a bag and placed between two cars . Rifi was also able to identify a timer used to detonate the bomb .
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