Assassination rocks Lebanon as Prime Minister Karami dies
A bomb hidden in Rashid Karami's attache case exploded aboard a Puma helicopter minutes after takeoff from Tripoli, killing the veteran Sunni politician and injuring others. Co-pilot landed the craft at Halat base. 15,000 mourners gathered in Tripoli. Karami had served in Parliament since 1951 amid Lebanon's sectarian violence.
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Israeli leader comments on Karami assassination in Lebanon
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir says killings are part of Lebanese reality and may affect internal Lebanon relations. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres mourns the death of Rashid Karami, while Bernard Raimond notes the tragedy amid Lebanon's crisis.
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