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    A bomb targeting the motorcade of Lebanon's most prominent politician has killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in central Beirut.

    At least nine other people also died in the explosion on Beirut's famed seafront boulevard.

    Among the dead was one of Hatiti's bodyguards, witnesses said.

    Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation said Hariri was taken to a hospital, but Tourism Minister Farid Khazen later confirmed that he had died.

    The front of the famous St George Hotel was devastated in the blast, with several balconies blown off. Along the Mediterranean corniche, at least 20 cars were in flames or destroyed, and the fronts of several other buildings were heavily damaged, including a British bank and the landmark Phoenicia Hotel.

    Explosions in Beirut - while common during the 1975-90 civil war - have become rare since the conflict ended.

    However, in October, amid rising tensions between the government and opposition groups, a car bomb seriously injured an opposition politician and killed his driver in Beirut.

    Hariri is a self-made billionaire who has led Lebanon for most of the period since the 1975-1990 civil war ended. Since leaving office in October, he has been considered in the opposition. He has been in a rivalry with pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud for years.

    Witnesses at the scene confirmed that Hariri's motorcade was passing the area as the bomb went off.

    TV footage showed dramatic scenes of one burning man struggling to get out of a car window, then falling on the ground. He was helped by a bystander who used his jacket to put out the flames, but it was not clear if he survived.
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    That was one hell of a blast - 20 cars, the size of the crater is huge

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