If I had to guess who’s behind it I’d say Hezbollah at the behest of the Assad regime.

Via Al Arabiya:

A huge car bomb exploded in a street in central Beirut during rush hour on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding 78 others, the Lebanese News Agency reported.

It was not immediately clear if the explosion targeted any political figure in Lebanon’s divided community but it occurred at a time of heightened tension between Lebanese factions on opposite sides of the Syria conflict.

The bomb exploded in the street where the office of the anti-Assad Christian Phalange Party is located.

Ambulances rushed to the scene of the blast near Sassine Square in Ashrafiyeh, a mostly Christian area, as smoke rose from the area. It occurred during rush hour, when many parents were picking up children from school, according to Reuters.

A security source initially said that only two people were dead and 46 others wounded, according to Reuters.