More terrorism
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Up to 41 dead now. No claims of responsibility yet:
A pair of suicide bombings killed at least 41 people and wounded over 200 more Thursday evening in southern Beirut, a Lebanese Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said.
The blasts shook Bourj al-Barajneh, one of the biggest and most well-known largely Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, according to the state-run National News Agency.
The Lebanese news agency reported that two suicide bombers blew themselves up within 150 meters (490 feet) and five minutes of each other.
It was not immediately clear where they came from, who they were associated with or what their motivation was.
At least four buildings nearby were damaged. Video distributed by Reuters showed a dramatic scene in the bombings' aftermath, with rescue workers carrying out victims past piles of rubble and through a mass of people.
After the blasts, authorities closed all entrances to Bourj al-Barajneh, NNA reported. Judge Sakr Sakr dispatched military police and other authorities to investigate the blasts, cordoning off the area around them.
Citizens have been urged to stay away from the bloody scene as well as nearby hospitals to make it easier for ambulances to get back and forth.
Prime Minister Tammam Salam declared Friday a day of mourning for the victims of the bombings, a terrorist attack condemned by officials across the country's political landscape.
Bombings not new to Lebanon
Lebanon has seen plenty of violence involving numerous parties in recent decades, including recently as fallout from the bloody civil war in neighboring Syria.
That war has flooded the Middle Eastern nation with more than a million refugees, according to the United Nations, and also contributed to intermittent spillover violence.
Most of that bloodshed has been concentrated near the Syrian border, though not all, as evidenced by a November 2013 Beirut bombing that killed at least 23 people and wounded about 150 more.
The al Qaeda-linked militant group Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for that bombing and warned of more to come unless the Lebanese-based, Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah stops sending fighters to support Syrian government forces.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/middleeast/beirut-explosions/index.html
A pair of suicide bombings killed at least 41 people and wounded over 200 more Thursday evening in southern Beirut, a Lebanese Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said.
The blasts shook Bourj al-Barajneh, one of the biggest and most well-known largely Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, according to the state-run National News Agency.
The Lebanese news agency reported that two suicide bombers blew themselves up within 150 meters (490 feet) and five minutes of each other.
It was not immediately clear where they came from, who they were associated with or what their motivation was.
At least four buildings nearby were damaged. Video distributed by Reuters showed a dramatic scene in the bombings' aftermath, with rescue workers carrying out victims past piles of rubble and through a mass of people.
After the blasts, authorities closed all entrances to Bourj al-Barajneh, NNA reported. Judge Sakr Sakr dispatched military police and other authorities to investigate the blasts, cordoning off the area around them.
Citizens have been urged to stay away from the bloody scene as well as nearby hospitals to make it easier for ambulances to get back and forth.
Prime Minister Tammam Salam declared Friday a day of mourning for the victims of the bombings, a terrorist attack condemned by officials across the country's political landscape.
Bombings not new to Lebanon
Lebanon has seen plenty of violence involving numerous parties in recent decades, including recently as fallout from the bloody civil war in neighboring Syria.
That war has flooded the Middle Eastern nation with more than a million refugees, according to the United Nations, and also contributed to intermittent spillover violence.
Most of that bloodshed has been concentrated near the Syrian border, though not all, as evidenced by a November 2013 Beirut bombing that killed at least 23 people and wounded about 150 more.
The al Qaeda-linked militant group Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for that bombing and warned of more to come unless the Lebanese-based, Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah stops sending fighters to support Syrian government forces.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/middleeast/beirut-explosions/index.html
Clearly, these people need some common sense bomb control. I bet they don't even have to pass a background check at the traveling bomb shows.
FINALLY! Someone calls something "terrorism" that is actually terrorism! Bless you!
Two suicide bombers carried out a coordinated attack Thursday in a crowded area of southern Beirut controlled by the Hezbollah militia, and the Lebanese Red Cross said the blasts killed more than three dozen people and wounded nearly 200.
The Islamic State group that controls parts of neighboring Syria claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had targeted Shiite Muslims, whom it views as apostates, and members of Hezbollah, a Shiite group that backs the Syrian government.
It was the worst bombing assault in years to traumatize Beirut, which has endured such attacks periodically. The assault shattered a relative calm that prevailed in recent months despite the Syrian civil war raging next door.
Hezbollah’s Al Manar news service and other Lebanese news media said the bombers struck during the evening rush hour, apparently to maximize casualties. The Lebanese Army said in a later statement that the body of a third bomber was found near one of the blast sites but that his explosives belt was still largely intact.
The attack took place in the Bourj al-Barajneh neighborhood of southern Beirut, an area that includes a Palestinian refugee camp andthat has also absorbed many Syrian refugees in the past four years.
The explosions hit a bustling area with narrow streets, many small shops and vendors selling fruits and vegetables from stalls and pushcarts. Television stations broadcast images of people carrying the wounded away from flaming rubble. The blasts went off near a bakery, and just yards from a hospital.
The Lebanese Red Cross said that by evening the death toll had reached at least 37, with 180 wounded. Al Manar said children were among the victims.
Hussein Khalil, a political aide to the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, visited the scene and called the attackers “beasts,” according to local news reports. Lebanon’s prime minister, Tammam Salam, also condemned the bombings. The government declared Friday a day of national mourning and announced that schools would be closed.
The American Embassy in Beirut issued a statement saying that the United States “strongly condemns heinous attack” and that officials extend “condolences to victims’ families, wish speedy recovery to wounded.”
The attack was carried out two days before talks were set to begin in Vienna in a renewed international effort to find a political solution to the Syria conflict, now in its fifth year. It also came on a day punctuated by new offensives in Syria and Iraq against the extremist Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL. American-backed Kurdish forces are confronting the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria; at the same time, the Syrian government, Hezbollah and other allied forces have recently made advances against the Islamic State.
The image-savvy group has often carried out spectacular attacks at times when it has suffered battlefield losses, seeking to rally supporters and distract from its defeats.
Since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, Beirut and other Lebanese cities have been subjected to bombings and other attacks carried out in the name of rival Syrian factions. Hezbollah, an influential political power in Lebanon that is regarded by Israel and the United States as a terrorist organization, is a major supporter of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, as is Iran, an ally of Hezbollah.
While Hezbollah and the United States are nominally both fighting the Islamic State, they remain deeply at odds and carry on their military campaigns separately. American officials say the Syrian government, backed by Russia, Hezbollah and Iran, is primarily targeting Mr. Assad’s other opponents and not the Islamic State. The pro-Assad alliance says the United States is not serious about fighting the Islamic State.
A double bombing last year near an Iranian cultural center in the Hezbollah enclave killed at least five people and wounded dozens. An offshoot of Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for that attack and said it would carry out more bombings against Hezbollah until the group withdrew its fighters from Syria.
The attack on Thursday appeared to be the worst in terms of casualties since Aug. 23, 2013, when bombs hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/w...column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
The Islamic State group that controls parts of neighboring Syria claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had targeted Shiite Muslims, whom it views as apostates, and members of Hezbollah, a Shiite group that backs the Syrian government.
It was the worst bombing assault in years to traumatize Beirut, which has endured such attacks periodically. The assault shattered a relative calm that prevailed in recent months despite the Syrian civil war raging next door.
Hezbollah’s Al Manar news service and other Lebanese news media said the bombers struck during the evening rush hour, apparently to maximize casualties. The Lebanese Army said in a later statement that the body of a third bomber was found near one of the blast sites but that his explosives belt was still largely intact.
The attack took place in the Bourj al-Barajneh neighborhood of southern Beirut, an area that includes a Palestinian refugee camp andthat has also absorbed many Syrian refugees in the past four years.
The explosions hit a bustling area with narrow streets, many small shops and vendors selling fruits and vegetables from stalls and pushcarts. Television stations broadcast images of people carrying the wounded away from flaming rubble. The blasts went off near a bakery, and just yards from a hospital.
The Lebanese Red Cross said that by evening the death toll had reached at least 37, with 180 wounded. Al Manar said children were among the victims.
Hussein Khalil, a political aide to the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, visited the scene and called the attackers “beasts,” according to local news reports. Lebanon’s prime minister, Tammam Salam, also condemned the bombings. The government declared Friday a day of national mourning and announced that schools would be closed.
The American Embassy in Beirut issued a statement saying that the United States “strongly condemns heinous attack” and that officials extend “condolences to victims’ families, wish speedy recovery to wounded.”
The attack was carried out two days before talks were set to begin in Vienna in a renewed international effort to find a political solution to the Syria conflict, now in its fifth year. It also came on a day punctuated by new offensives in Syria and Iraq against the extremist Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL. American-backed Kurdish forces are confronting the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria; at the same time, the Syrian government, Hezbollah and other allied forces have recently made advances against the Islamic State.
The image-savvy group has often carried out spectacular attacks at times when it has suffered battlefield losses, seeking to rally supporters and distract from its defeats.
Since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, Beirut and other Lebanese cities have been subjected to bombings and other attacks carried out in the name of rival Syrian factions. Hezbollah, an influential political power in Lebanon that is regarded by Israel and the United States as a terrorist organization, is a major supporter of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, as is Iran, an ally of Hezbollah.
While Hezbollah and the United States are nominally both fighting the Islamic State, they remain deeply at odds and carry on their military campaigns separately. American officials say the Syrian government, backed by Russia, Hezbollah and Iran, is primarily targeting Mr. Assad’s other opponents and not the Islamic State. The pro-Assad alliance says the United States is not serious about fighting the Islamic State.
A double bombing last year near an Iranian cultural center in the Hezbollah enclave killed at least five people and wounded dozens. An offshoot of Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for that attack and said it would carry out more bombings against Hezbollah until the group withdrew its fighters from Syria.
The attack on Thursday appeared to be the worst in terms of casualties since Aug. 23, 2013, when bombs hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/w...column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Even if they decide to ever play nice, we will make sure that they decide not to play nice.
What do you have going on? Morning to night shitposting on HROT.
Not a lot to do in my town, either. But I can get to the beach in about 40 minutes or so, depending on traffic.
Ten months out of the year I have the thrill of possibly being carried off by a tornado. I'd prefer the beach.
I bet CNN is trying to find some angry white christian male driving a car with the confederate flag to blame for this bombing.
We have tornadoes, too. Lightning capital of the country as well. And then there are hurricanes. Did you know that sometimes there are tornadoes inside of hurricanes? Let me tell you, that's excitement.
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