EU condemns attack in southern Beirut

EU High Representation Catherine Ashton Friday condemned "the terrorist attack: in Haret Hreik, a heavily populated suburb of southern Beirut, yesterday, which killed at least four people and injured many others. This follows another car bomb last week that killed the former minister, Mohamad Chatah, and seven others in downtown Beirut. "The High Representative reiterates her deepest concern at the spiraling violence in Lebanon. These repeated acts of political violence and terror seek to undermine the peace and stability of Lebanon; they should not be allowed to prevail," said Michael Mann, spokesman for Ashton, in a statement. "A determined political response is called for, to oppose the language of violence. The EU will continue to stand by the Lebanese people and support the political and security institutions to overcome the challenges they face," it added.