One of Eido’s sons was among the dead. Nine people were wounded.

Eido, in his 60s, was a member of the majority anti-Syrian parliamentary bloc of Saad al-Hariri, which controls the Beirut government.

The blast hit near an amusement park and military sporting club in the western half of the city. Television pictures showed a car blaze and shattered windows at a nearby restaurant.

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