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Russian President Vladimir Putin puts a flower outside a wreckage of a trolleybus in Volgograd, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)
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A Lebanese army soldier stands guard at the scene where a car bomb went off near a Hezbollah base near the Baalbek region, eastern Lebanon, early Tuesday, December 17, 2013. The Lebanese army and officials said, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks that have targeted the Shiite militant group’s interests in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon: Car bomb explodes at Hezbollah checkpoint
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Hezbollah checkpoint in east Lebanon was the target of a car bombing on Tuesday, the first incident of its kind in the Beqaa region, scene of a number of other recent attacks on targets associated with the organization. The bombing was also...Caption:
Security forces carry flags and ride horses as they take part in a military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence, in downtown Beirut November 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Opinion: Lebanon after the bombs
Al-Qaeda should regret what it did in Beirut on Tuesday, but that regret will not be because the bloodthirsty organization is suddenly troubled by its conscience. Rather, Al-Qaeda will regret the twin suicide bombings—which are the first of their kind in Lebanon, in...Caption:
A handout image made available the Volgograd regional branch of the Ministry of Emergencies shows the site of suicide terrorist explosion in a passenger bus in Volgograd, Russia on October 21, 2013. (EPA/MINISTRY OF EMERGENCIES PRESS SERVICE)
Suicide bomber strikes Russian bus, killing 6
Moscow, Associated Press—A female suicide bomber blew herself up on a city bus in southern Russia on Monday, killing six people and injuring about 30 others, officials said. The attack in Volgograd added to security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The...Caption:
Residents walk through the site of the previous day’s car bomb attack in new Baghdad District, eastern Baghdad October 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Ahmed Saad)