Steve Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Lebanon blast hits U.S. Embassy car State Department says 2 embassy employees in vehicle not seriously hurt The Associated Press updated 11:01 a.m. PT, Tues., Jan. 15, 2008 BEIRUT, Lebanon - An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, killing at least three Lebanese and injuring a local embassy employee just ahead of a farewell reception for the American ambassador, U.S. and Lebanese officials said. In Washington, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said two embassy employees â?? including the driver â?? were in the vehicle damaged in the blast, which could be heard across the Lebanese capital and sent gray smoke billowing near the Mediterranean coast. The driver was slightly wounded and the other staffer is fine, McCormack told reporters. He said no American diplomats or American citizens were in the car. There were conflicting accounts of the death toll, with the State Department, from information provided by the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, saying four people had been killed and Lebanese authorities saying that only three had died... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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