12 June 2016
✸BLOM Bank bombing
Beirut & suburbs#US sanctions & the banks
AttackerHezbollah➜TargetLebanese state (presidency, cabinet, parliament)
On 12 June 2016 a bomb exploded outside the headquarters of BLOM Bank in Verdun, with no casualties; it was read as a message from Hezbollah's community to the banks after the closing of accounts, and the party denied responsibility.