File photo of May Shidyak. (Xinhua/AFP)

BEIRUT, Sept. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A prominent journalist was wounded by a bomb placed under her car north of the capital Beirut, local TV LBC reported Sunday.

   May Shidyak, working for the private Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, was wounded in the explosion, which was caused by a bomb planted under her car in the Christian coastal town of Jounieh, north of the capital, Lebanese security sources said.

   Shidyak was in critical condition and has been taken to hospital, the sources said.

   Shidyak is anchorwoman in a political talk show in the LBC, a vocal opponent of Syria.

   Lebanon has witnessed a round of bombing attacks since the former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive car bombing in central Beirut on Feb. 14.

  

TV footage shows a man inspects the blast site in Beirut Sept. 25, 2005. (Xinhua/AFP)

The assassination of Hariri, the major architect of Lebanon's post-war revival and an anti-Syrian politician, triggered international outcry and popular Lebanese opposition against Syria, a long-time power broker in Lebanon.

   Damascus denies any role in the Hariri killing, but withdrew its forces in April under mounting international pressure, ending its 29-year military presence in its tiny neighbor. 

   Two explosions rocked Beirut in the middle of September, killing one people and wounding several others. Enditem