Deadly Beirut blasts hit Hezbollah stronghold
Thursday, November 12, 2015

The blasts hit the southern suburb of Burj el-Barajneh, a stronghold of the Shia Hezbollah movement.
A statement purporting to be from the so-called Islamic State group said that it carried out the attack.
From Jakoba's mysterious disappearance on November 9 to the grim discovery of his remains at Mosinki Lands, a gap in the response mechanisms of the police and village leadership has been laid bare. The community's anger is evident, seen in the attack on Bakang Masole, the man found driving Jakoba's taxi and the main suspect, and the subsequent riot. Residents express discontent, citing a troubling trend of missing persons cases often...