Bomb wounds Lebanese intelligence officer

A SENIOR Lebanese intelligence officer was seriously wounded and two companions were killed by a bomb that exploded in their car near the southern city of Sidon on 5 September, Reuters reported.

Colonel Samir Shehadeh works for the interior ministry's intelligence branch.

Country Affected	Lebanon
Region Affected	Eastern Mediterranean
Date of Event	05-Sep-2006
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Name
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Type
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Region of Origin
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Country of Origin
1 Location of Event - Region	Eastern Mediterranean
Location of Event - Country	Lebanon
Location of Event - District
Location of Event - Place Name	Sidon|33.56306|35.36889
Location of Event - Quality
Event Type	Damaging attack
Inside Assistance
Counter Terrorist Tactic
Scale of Attack	Micro
Number of Attacks
Terrorist/Insurgent Attack Mode	Explosive Device
Explosive Device Size	0
Suicide Attack	No
Type and Subtype of Target	People|Individual authority figure
Target Ownership Country	Lebanon
Target Ownership Sector	Military
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	2
Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	0
Total Fatalities	2
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	1
Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	0
Total Wounded	1
Description of Injuries
Number of Hostages	0
Damage Scale
Damage Description
Notes
Source	Reuters