Suicide Bombings In Beirut

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  Facebook Activates 'Safety Check' for Nigeria Blasts After Criticism

  Facebook Inc activated its "Safety Check" feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Tuesday following criticism from users that the social media network was being selective about deploying it.

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  Lebanon in Mourning After Bomb Blasts Kill 43

  Lebanon observed a national day of mourning on Friday after two suicide bombs the day before killed 43 people in southern Beirut, in an act the United Nations condemned overnight as "despicable".

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  Twin Suicide Blasts Kill 37 in Beirut Hezbollah Bastion

  At least 37 people have been killed and more than 180 wounded after twin suicide bombings rocked a stronghold of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement in south Beirut, officials said.

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  Two Suicide Bombers Hit Hezbollah Bastion in Lebanon, 37 Killed

  t least 27 people were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday in two suicide bomb blasts in a crowded district in Beirut's southern suburbs, a stronghold of the Shi'ite Muslim militant movement Hezbollah.

• Lebanon Suicide Bomber Was a Wanted Saudi: Source

  A suicide bomber who blew himself when police raided his hotel room in Beirut was a Saudi wanted by authorities in the kingdom, an informed source in Riyadh said on Thursday.

• US Condemns Beirut Hotel Bombings as John Kerry Meets Ex-Premier

  The United States on Thursday condemned a suicide bombing at a Beirut hotel and voiced hopes that it did not signal a return to spiralling violence in Lebanon.

• Suicide Bomber Wounds 10 in Beirut Hotel as Police Move In

  A man blew himself up in a Beirut hotel on Wednesday as security forces stormed his room, killing himself and wounding 10 other people, a senior Lebanese official said.

• Suicide Bomber Hits Hotel Near Saudi Embassy in Beirut

  A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded at least four security officers at a hotel in Beirut close to the Saudi Arabian embassy on Wednesday, Lebanese security sources said, the third blast in Lebanon in less than a week.

• 12 Injured in Suicide Car Bombing in Beirut Suburb

  A suicide car bombing in a southern Beirut suburb overnight left 12 people injured, the official Lebanese news agency said Tuesday.

• Suicide bombing kills four in Hezbollah area of south Beirut

  A suicide bomber killed four people on Tuesday in a residential district of southern Beirut known for its support of the powerful Shi'ite Muslim military and political movement Hezbollah.

• Large explosion hits south Beirut: reports

  A large explosion hit a Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut on Thursday, the Shiite group's Al-Manar television reported, on the heels of a November double suicide bombing at Iran's embassy in the area.

• Lebanon arrests head of Al Qaeda-linked group: minister

  Lebanese troops have arrested the leader of the Al Qaeda linked group that claimed a double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in November.

• Bombers in Beirut Iran embassy attack identified

  Lebanese authorities say they have identified the two men who launched a double suicide attack on the Iranian embassy this week which killed 25 people in Beirut.

• At least 50 troops killed in Syria: Reports

  A Syrian activist group says a suicide car bomber has killed more than 50 Syrian soldiers and pro-government gunmen.

• Suicide car bombers strike in heart of Aleppo, 48 dead

  Three suicide car bombs and a mortar barrage ripped through a government-controlled district of central Aleppo housing a military officers' club on Wednesday, killing 48 people according to activists.