Beirut Teen who took Selfie moments before Carbomb exploded dies of Injuries

Juan Cole 12/28/2013

(AFP reports)

Teen in Beirut bombing ‘selfie’ dies (via AFP)

A Lebanese teenager seen posing for a group “selfie” in front of a bomb-laden car moments before it exploded in the capital Beirut died of his injuries on Saturday. “The number of victims from the attack rose to seven after the death of young Mohammad…

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment and Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Follow him at @jricole