An anti-Syrian politician has been killed in a bomb blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut, police say.

George Hawi, the former leader of the Lebanese Communist Party, died when the blast destroyed his car in the Wata Musaitbi district of the city.

Mr Hawi is the second anti-Syrian figure to die in Beirut this month.

The attack comes a day after the anti-Syrian bloc gained a majority in Lebanon's elections, the first since Damascus ended its 29-year occupation.