Car bomb rocks south Beirut suburbs

BEIRUT (AP): A car bomb rocked a stronghold of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group south of the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, wounding at least 53 people and setting several cars ablaze in the most serious knock-on effect from Syria's civil war on its smaller neighbor since the crisis began, officials said.The powerful blast struck a bustling commercial and residential neighborhood as many Lebanese Shiites began observing the holy month of Ramadan. It was the worst explosion to hit Beirut's

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