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The body of former Lebanese Communist party Chief George Hawi is removed by Lebanese army officers from his exploded car in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday 21 June 2005. Hawi was killed in a car bomb blast hot on the heels of the first parliamentary elections free of Syrian influence. The explosion occurred the day after official results gave the main anti-Damascus opposition victory and followed a string of previous blasts around the elections. It was the second such attack this month alone.. (KEYSTONE/EPA/STR)