Crater

What happens when you're a former Lebanese prime minister who opposes the Syrian occupation of Lebanese territory? You get brutally murdered.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was among 10 people killed on Monday when a massive bomb blast hit his motorcade in central Beirut.

Although it could not immediately be authenticated, a previously unknown group claimed responsibility and said the blast was the beginning of more such "martyrdom attacks."

In a video that aired on Arab-language television network Al-Jazeera, a turbaned, bearded man read a statement claiming responsibility for a group called Victory and Jihad, saying the bombing was a "just punishment" for Hariri's close ties to the Saudi government.

What a charming way to settle a political dispute.