A car bomb explosion on Wednesday killed a ranking official of Druze leader Talal Arslan's Lebanese Democratic Party in the eastern resort of Baisour and wounded six people, police reported.
Saleh al-Aridi, in his late 40s, a member of the party's central council, was killed instantly when the bomb ripped through his Mercedes car in Baisour's square, a police official said.
The state-run National News Agency said the bomb was planted under the driver's seat and detonated by remote control. [Naharnet]
In spite of the political differences when threatened Druze stick together. In May they have proven it yet again. You can read an interesting account of May events here.
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[...] Druze under attack?A car bomb explosion on Wednesday killed a ranking official of Druze leader Talal Arslan's Lebanese Democratic Party in the eastern resort of Baisour and wounded six people, police reported. Saleh al-Aridi, in his late 40s, … [...]
[...] Reflecting back on an older incident, Manuela Paraipan links to an earlier article that represents the Druze's intentions to stick together in such times and circumstances: In spite of the political differences when threatened Druze stick together. In May they have proven it yet again. You can read an interesting account of May events here. [...]