Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri killed in explosion in central Beirut

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: February 14, 2005| Author: Bassem Mroue and Joseph Panossian Associated Press | Copyright information

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Rafik Hariri, a billionaire who helped rebuild his country after decades of war but resigned as prime minister last fall after a sharp dispute with Syria, was killed Monday in a massive bomb explosion that tore through his motorcade.

At least nine other people were killed and 100 wounded in the blast. It raised immediate fears that Lebanon -- largely peaceful since the 1990 end of its civil war -- was headed toward a new and bloody chapter in its differences with Syr...

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