Gebran Tueni Gone?

Gebran Tueni has been assassinated in a car explosion.

So far, at least 4 people have been killed.

You can read continuous updates on the LFPM forum thread.

Reuters:

A car bomb explosion killed staunch anti-Syrian member of parliament and journalist Gebran Tueni in Beirut on Monday, police said. Three other people also died and 10 were wounded in the explosion that blew up Teuni's armoured SUV car as it was driving in the Mekalis area of mainly Christian east Beirut. At least three people inside the car were killed, their bodies charred beyond recognition, witnesses said.

CNN:

The source said Tueni's cell phone and laptop computer were found at the site of the bombing. Journalist Anthony Mills called it "a scene of destruction," saying windows were broken in buildings for hundreds of meters. Video from the scene showed several burned-out vehicles along the roadway.

BBC:

Gibran Tueni's convoy was targeted as it travelled in the Christian-dominated eastern suburb of Mekallis.

I do not want to analyze any of this. All I remember now is a conversation I had with a friend two months ago, in which he said:

If I got the logic right, Gebran or Ali Hamadeh will be the next target. Think of it. The symbolism of Gebran is like that of May and Ali Hamadeh. I dunno, at some level it makes sense to me.

When he had told me that, Gebran was still in France.

Whatever equilibrium we may have had, has now been shattered. Le Chatelier's principle has practically no hope.

God bless. God bless Tueni. God bless Lebanon. Most importantly, God bless the Lebanese.

posted by Lazarus, 1:04 AM