Former Lebanese minister Mohammed Shattah, who opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed in an explosion that targeted his convoy in Beirut along with at least four other people, security sources said.
Mr Shattah, a Sunni Muslim, was also an opposition figure and an adviser to former prime minister Saad al-Hariri.
Sources at the explosion site said Mr Shattah was on his way to attend a meeting when the explosion happened.
The sound of the blast was heard across the city at around 9.40 am local time (7.40am Irish time), and a plume of black smoke was seen rising in the downtown business near the Phoenicia Hotel.
Ambulances could be seen taking victims from the area.
A restaurant and a coffee shop were destroyed in the blast, and several cars were on fire, witnesses said.
Much of Beirut went into lockdown following the explosion,with police blocking off roads across the city.
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