黎巴嫩前財長死於汽車炸彈爆炸

Lebanese officials say a car bombing in central Beirut has killed former Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah and at least three others.

Chatah, a Sunni Muslim, was a respected economist and senior advisor to ex-Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
The explosion, which occurred near government headquarters, left a thick cloud of black smoke rising above the city skyline. Video and social media showed terrified people running from the scene, with cars on fire and windows blown out.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. Lebanon has seen a recent increase in violence related to the bloody Syrian civil war that has spilled over the border.

Chatah was an outspoken critic of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. His last message on Twitter, posted about hours before the car bombing, was critical of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which has supported President Assad in the country's civil war.黎巴嫩官員說，貝魯特市中心發生一次汽車炸彈爆炸，前財政部長沙塔赫和另外至少三人被炸死。

沙塔赫是遜尼派穆斯林，他是一位受人尊敬的經濟學家，並擔任前總理哈里里的高級顧問。

這次爆炸發生在政府總部附近，城市上空升起黑色濃煙。錄像和社交媒體上的畫面顯示，受驚的人們逃離事件現場，一些汽車着火，窗戶被炸掉。

沒有人宣稱對這次襲擊負責。近來，黎巴嫩的暴力事件增多，這些暴力與敘利亞的血腥內戰有關聯，這場內戰已經蔓延到境外。

沙塔赫一向直言不諱地批評敘利亞總統阿薩德。在這次汽車爆炸的幾小時前，沙塔赫在推特上發出最後一條信息，批評黎巴嫩激進組織真主黨。真主黨在敘利亞內戰中支持阿薩德。