BEIRUT, (ST)_ At least three people were killed and 10 others wounded in an explosion in the Beirut neighborhood of Ashrafieh Friday.
The explosion of a car , according to the Lebanese Daily Star, took place at the Sassine Square, around 3 p. m., and caused huge plumes of smoke.
Lebanese MTV satellite station pointed out that at least seven cars were set ablaze as a result of the blast.
M.A. Al-Ibrahim