Geoffrey Owen. Israel denied any involvement. Reactions. Saudi Arabia called on all its citizens to leave the country. The attacks were condemned by the United Nations Security Council, China, France, Syria, the United Kingdom and the United States. Tom Fletcher, the British ambassador to Beirut, personally donated blood and expressed solidarity with those affected. Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut The Iranian embassy bombing was a double suicide bombing that occurred in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 November 2013. The two bombings resulted in 23 deaths and injured at least 160 others. Background. The bombings were seen as 	Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut
2593994	Geoffrey Owen Geoffrey Owen Sir Geoffrey Owen (born 16 April 1934) is an English academic and journalist, who is the former editor of the Financial Times," and currently Head of Industrial Policy at Policy Exchange, the UK's leading Think Tank. He is also a Visiting Professor in Practice in the Department of Management, London School of Economics. Early life. Geoffrey Owen is the son of L. G. Owen and the tennis player Violet Owen. Owen was educated at the Dragon School, Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford University. He served in the Royal Air Force for two years as part of  the national service. Career. He joined the "Financial Times" as a feature writer in 1958. He held several posts on that paper, including those of industrial correspondent, industrial editor, and US correspondent based in New York. Between 1968 and 1973, he left journalism, serving first as an executive in the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation and then as personnel director in the overseas division of British Leyland Motor Corporation. He was deputy editor of the "Financial Times" from 1973 to 1980 and editor from 1981 to 1990. He was knighted in 1989. He was a non-executive director of Laird Group plc  from 2001 to the end of 2006. Personal life. He is married to literary editor Miriam Gross. Geoffrey Owen Sir Geoffrey Owen (born 16 April 1934) is an English academic and journalist, who is the former editor of the "Financial Times," and currently Head of Industrial Policy at Policy Exchange, the UK's leading Think Tank. He is also a Visiting Professor in Practice in the Department of Management, London School of Economics. Early life. Geoffrey Owen is the son of L. G. Owen and the tennis player Violet Owen. Owen was educated at the Dragon School, Rugby School and