Current Event Posting
Posted by daryl on February 15, 2007
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Citation: Author not shown on page. “Beckett condemns ‘targeted’ Lebanon bombings”. Yahoo! Canada News. 13 Feb. 2007 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/070213/world/lebanon_unrest_blast_4 (15 Feb. 2007)
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Margaret Beckett giving a press conference on Feb. 1 in London.
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Source for maps: Lebanon & London
What is the issue?
The issue is that there have been deadly bus bombings in Lebanon, and Margaret Beckett condemns it, saying they were targeted to heighten tension. The blasts ripped through two buses, killing three people. This happened while the nation was preparing to serve a memorial for Rafiq Hariri, who died 2 years ago. Beckett thinks that the bombing was commited because of this memorial. This event was a latest event blamed on former powerbroker Hariri.
Who is involved?
> Rafiq Hariri
> Margaret Beckett
> The three people who died
> The three people who died’s families
> The people who planted the bomb
Who is affected and how?
Rafiq Hariri is affected because his memorial was what caused the bombers to plant the bomb. He is also being blamed for this. Margaret Beckett is affected because she is the person who condemned the bus explosions. The three people who died are affected because they lost their lives in the explosion. Their families are also affected because they had lost a loved one and will deeply miss them. The bombers are affected because they are the ones who exploded the two buses and caused the entire problem.
What would you do if you were directly involved?
If I was directly involved, I would call a search team to try to find the bombers with any clues found. I would also ask the people of Lebanon to continue their memorial, because the bombers were just trying to scare them into not performing it. I would also ask police forces to patrol areas, buses, and any other vehicle that might hold bombs.
