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| Beirut blast kills Sunni ex-minister Mohamad Chatah | Beirut blast kills Sunni ex-minister Mohamad Chatah |
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| A huge explosion in central Beirut has killed former Lebanese Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah and four others. | |
| He was an adviser to the former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a Sunni Muslim. A car was seen in flames near government offices and the parliament. | He was an adviser to the former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a Sunni Muslim. A car was seen in flames near government offices and the parliament. |
| The Syrian conflict has increased sectarian tensions in Lebanon. | The Syrian conflict has increased sectarian tensions in Lebanon. |
| The Lebanese Shia militant movement Hezbollah has sent fighters to Syria to back the government of President Bashar al-Assad. | The Lebanese Shia militant movement Hezbollah has sent fighters to Syria to back the government of President Bashar al-Assad. |
| President Assad comes from the Alawite sect, a heterodox offshoot of Shia Islam. | President Assad comes from the Alawite sect, a heterodox offshoot of Shia Islam. |
| Some of the Syrian rebel groups are affiliated with the Sunni Muslim al-Qaeda network. | Some of the Syrian rebel groups are affiliated with the Sunni Muslim al-Qaeda network. |
| Iran, which backs Hezbollah, saw its embassy in Beirut attacked last month. | Iran, which backs Hezbollah, saw its embassy in Beirut attacked last month. |
| The Beirut blast damaged several buildings near the Phoenicia Hotel and set several cars ablaze. | |
| Dozens of people were reported injured. | |
| Chatah became finance minister in 2008. After Saad Hariri lost the premiership in early 2011 Chatah served as his senior adviser. | |
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