Explosion in Hazmieh

As of 11am, an explosion in the Beirut district of Hazmieh has reportedly killed 10 people. The bomb apparently killed Captain Wissam Eid, of the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Services. More as the story develops.

Update: Al-Jazeera pushes the story ahead with more information about the neighborhood: "The explosion erupted in the the Furn al-Shebbak neighbourhood on Friday, a mainly Christian area housing several foreign embassies and homes of diplomats."

Meanwhile, NOW Lebanon reports that the victim, Eid, had been the target of an assassination attempt previously, in February 2006. Also, they have this: "Unconfirmed reports said that a high-ranking judge was killed in the explosion and that he could have been the target."