The blast ripped through the Christian Achrafieh neighborhood, which is heavily populated with popular cafes and stores.
One of the eight killed was Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, who was the head of Lebanon's domestic security forces' intelligence division.
Lebanon has been quick to accuse Syria of being behind the bombing, as al-Hassan was one of the most vocal against Syria.
He had headed multiple investigations into Lebanese citizens who brought back explosives, from Syria, and were under Syrian orders.
The highest profile case was that of Michel Samaha, who had at the time been the Lebanese Information Minister.
For it's part, Syria has denounced the attack, as did the terrorist organization, Hezbollah which runs a lot of Lebanon.
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