Bomb Blast in Aleih Lebanon, leaves four people injured.

BEIRUT May 23- A bomb exploded in the tourist town of Aleih located at Jabal Lebnan "Lebanon Mountain" , Lebanon, around 9:00 pm Lebanon time.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Four people were injured, and a massive destruction of property were the result of the blast. No one claimed responsibility; however this blast was the third in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Lebanon in four days.

Aleih is a beautiful major tourist town. Many tourists especially from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar spend their summer at every year. Apparently one of the reasons for this terrorist attack among other things, is to disturb the summer tourist season and hurt the Lebanese economy.

- photo credit: Aljazera TV Newschannel.

Update:

Three more explosive devices were found and defused, as reported by Alarabiya TV Newschannel.

An eyewitness interviewed on site by Aljazera anchorman said that they noticed persons in a black Mercedes dropping a package in the area just before the explosion, and a car with two suspicious persos inside was stopped. No official words yet about this.

 

Update- May24, 7:00am GMT:

The number of injured increased to 16, luckily there are no fatalities. All Lebanese parties ( the government supporters and the opposition ) condemned the attack, as unity was clear among the Lebanese. However, several of the government supporters accused Syria for the incident.

The French foreign minister will arrive in Lebanon later today.