Top Lebanese security official killed in Beirut blast
By REUTERS
BEIRUT - A top Lebanese security official was killed in the car bombing in Beirut on Friday, Lebanon's al-Jadeed television said.Wissam al-Hassan, who was in charge of a top intelligence unit, was the brain behind uncovering a recent bomb plot that led to the arrest of a pro-Syrian Lebanese politician.Israeli government shuts down Al-Jazeera in the country