A Lebanese lawmaker from a pro-Syrian faction has been killed in a car bombing east of the capital, Beirut, security officials say.

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At least three other people were injured in the blast, an army spokesman said.

The killing comes less than a week ahead of planned reconciliation talks among rival Lebanese factions.

Tensions between pro- and anti-Syrian factions led to serious clashes in the country in May and sparked fears of civil war.

Both sides are now part of a national unity government and the talks next week are aimed at narrowing their differences.

Mr Aridi, who was in his 50s, was a top adviser to Druze leader and government minister Talal Arslan.

A bomb exploded as he was getting into his car near his home, police said.

(BBC)

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