Ragheb Alama narrowly escapes Beirut bombing

Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alama [2] narrowly avoided being caught up in the bombing that shook Beirut's busy streets on Friday.  [3]

The singer had been in Al Ashrafiyeh in eastern Beirut just minutes before the blast [4]that left - amongst others - top Lebanese security official General Wissam al Hassan, for dead. 

Ragheb reportedly took to Twitter to tell fans about his brush with death: "God protected me, he is kind to me. I was on my way to the recording studio which is located on the same street where the bomb was planted. A few moments separated me from the animalistic terrorist bomb, which targeted innocent people…God protect Lebanon."

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