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Ba'athist terrorism hit Lebanon next to a U.S. School

Syria is sending the Bush Administration a strong signal

Washington DC, October 1, 2004/RPS News/ -- A car bomb in Beirut has wounded former Lebanese cabinet minister Marwan Hamadeh and killed his driver early on Friday. Reached by phone, RPS members in Lebanon confirmed that Minister Hamadeh was sitting in the front seat and his bodyguard in the back when the explosion happened. The injuries Minister Hamadeh sustained were to his head and foot.

Hamadeh was rushed to the American University Hospital in Beirut and was reported to be in stable condition.

Minister Hamadeh is a Jumblatt follower. In the last month, Jumblatt, the leader of the Druze community in Lebanon whose father was killed by the Ba'athists in Damascus in 1976, has lead the opposition against Syrian hegemony in Lebanon by opposing the change to the Lebanese Constitution.

The explosion occurred in the Lebanese capital's corniche area where the American Community School and the International College, both United States organizations, are located. The bomb exploded as Hamadeh's car was driving past the school.

The Ba'athists were sending two signals with this bomb: One against the U.S. by making it happen next to two American organizations and two to the Jumbl;att faction, which has gained momentum in his opposition to Syria. 

Reform Party of Syria