Beirut Bomb Kills 2, Injures 32
United Press International
BEIRUT —
A 14-pound bomb hidden inside a suitcase blew up today outside a coffee shop in Christian East Beirut, killing two people and wounding 32, in the fifth such blast in the war-torn capital in eight days.
Christian Voice of Lebanon radio said the explosive charge went off at 10:25 a.m. in front of a two-story building that houses a coffee shop. The blast destroyed the building and caused small fires that burned five cars. Fire brigades put the blazes out.
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