Amal Militia Commander Killed in Car Bomb Blast
<i> Associated Press</i>
SIDON, Lebanon —
A booby-trapped car exploded Sunday near this southern port city, killing the regional security commander of the Syrian-backed Shiite Muslim Amal militia, police said.
Three aides of the slain leader, Hussein Hijazi, were wounded in the blast and rushed to a hospital in Sidon, 25 miles south of Beirut.
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