Bomb Injures Anti-Syria Journalist in Lebanon

A bomb rigged to the car of a prominent journalist for an anti-Syrian television station exploded Sunday, severing the woman’s arm and leg in the latest in a string of blasts in Lebanon.

May Chidiac, a political talk-show host with the private Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., was in her car when the bomb exploded in Ghazir, a town near the Christian port city of Jounieh, north of the capital, Lebanese security officials and the TV station said.

Late Sunday, Hotel-Dieu Hospital in Beirut reported that Chidiac’s left arm and leg were severed in the blast and her right leg and pelvis were broken. A hospital statement said she was suffering from various injuries and burns over her body, and that her vital signs were “stable” but would need careful monitoring.

A series of bombings has occurred in the Lebanese capital since a massive blast killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 19 other people Feb. 14.

Opponents of Syria’s role in Lebanon have accused Damascus and its allies in the Lebanese security services of involvement in Hariri’s killing. Syria denies any role in the assassination, which prompted a wave of anti-Syrian protests here and helped end Syria’s almost three-decade domination of Lebanon.