Two Armenians, including child, killed in Beirut blast

October 20, 2012 - 13:04 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Armenians, a woman and a child, were killed in the Oct 19 blast in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

According to Nouvelles d’Armenie, the victims were identified as Georgette Sargisian and 9-year-old Noy Dodelian.

Earlier, Aztag paper editor-in-chief Shahan Kandaharian told PanARMENIAN.Net that a 9-year-old Armenian child was wounded in the explosion, but the information was not confirmed.

A huge car bomb that took lives of 8 people exploded in a busy street in central Beirut, in the predominantly Christian district of Ashrafiya. Witnesses said it was heard several kilometers away. It was the deadliest attack in Beirut since 2008. No group said it carried out the bombing. The intended target was unclear.

Tensions in Lebanon have been rising over the conflict in Syria.