{"id":30558,"date":"2013-12-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/30558\/in-pictures-fridays-starco-blast-in-beirut"},"modified":"2023-08-11T03:22:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T03:22:56","slug":"in-pictures-fridays-starco-blast-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/30558\/in-pictures-fridays-starco-blast-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Friday&#8217;s Starco Blast in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"At least six people were killed Friday morning when a car bomb went off in downtown Beirut. Former Finance Minister and aide to former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Mohammad Chatah, was among those killed in the blast. <br \/>  <br \/>  Here&#8217;s a look at some of the most powerful pictures taken at the blast scene.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-1-250x174.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>A photo taken in the aftermath of Friday&#8217;s Starco blast shows a huge crater where the car bomb went off. <br \/>  (Reuters Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeanassy\/status\/416536381419028480\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small> <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-2-250x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>Judge Saqr Saqr told media that the explosives used in the car bomb weighed between 50 and 60 kilograms (Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/web.stagram.com\/p\/620006583638543499_227362930\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">web.stagram.com<\/a>)<\/small> <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-10-250x120.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>A photo taken in Dbayeh Friday morning shows the magnitude of the blast. (Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yarakhraby\/status\/416476702655934464\/photo\/1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-8-188x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>The explosion happened just behind the Four Seasons Hotel and in the area of the multi-building Starco office block. (Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tayyar_org\/status\/416476452914094081\/photo\/1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-11.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>According to the Ministry of Health, six people were killed and 71 people injured in the blast. (Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickCiletti\/status\/416509436006387712\/photo\/1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-7-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>(Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/q8sound\/status\/416501247043444736\/photo\/1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-4-188x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>(Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamiAlLolah\/status\/416492661059510272\/photo\/1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-5-250x141.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>(Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedaAlB\/status\/416515667081584640\/photo\/1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-3-250x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>A photograph taken inside one of the Starco buildings shows all of the windows shattered as a result of the blast impact. (Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuahersh\/status\/416494249035972608\/photo\/1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-9-250x141.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>An AFP photograph taken in the aftermath of the blast on Friday which killed as many as six people, including former Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah. (Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBCI_News_EN\/status\/416534974632697857\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30558-250x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <small>The explosion hit Beirut&#8217;s downtown center just two days after Christmas. 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