Deadly explosion strikes Beirut
- 10 years ago
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A powerful explosion struck southern Beirut on Thursday, a stronghold of the Shi'ite group Hezbollah, killing at least two people and sending a column of smoke into the sky, a witness said.
Emergency crews and hundreds of local citizens could be seen surrounding the site, putting out flames and sifting through the wreckage.
The Lebanese capital has been hit by a series of bombs in recent months, including one last week which killed a former minister and political adversary of Hezbollah.
A powerful explosion struck southern Beirut on Thursday, a stronghold of the Shi'ite group Hezbollah, killing at least two people and sending a column of smoke into the sky, a witness said.
Emergency crews and hundreds of local citizens could be seen surrounding the site, putting out flames and sifting through the wreckage.
The Lebanese capital has been hit by a series of bombs in recent months, including one last week which killed a former minister and political adversary of Hezbollah.