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Explosion Rips Through Dahiyeh in South Beirut
An explosion ripped through Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
Al-Manar TV is reporting the explosion took place on the Martyr Ahmed Qassir road. Huge plumes of smoke were seen rising from the scene. Ambulances were also seen heading in the direction of the blast.
This follows an explosion earlier this month on January 2 in the Bir el-Abed neighborhood of Dahiyeh which killed seven people. This also comes after a particularly violent week in Lebanon. On January 18, eight people were killed, including five children, in a rocket attack on the eastern Bekaa town of Arsal. A day earlier, a car bomb killed four people and injured 42 others in Hermel.
Follow our live blog for the latest information.
2:04 p.m.
Jabhat al-Nusra admits on Twitter: We [attacked] Dahiyeh in [the name of] revenge.
1:35 p.m.
1:26 p.m.
Al-Manar news has released CCTV video footage of the blast going off in Dahiyeh.
1:00 p.m.
In an article published in The Daily Star newspaper, Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar responded to Tuesday’s bombing and said his party vows to confront what it believes are Israeli-backed takfiri attacks on Lebanon.
12:55 p.m.
12:35 p.m.
12:31 p.m.
12:21 p.m.
This is the fourth bombing in less than a month to hit Lebanon. Here’s a recap of recent bombings in the country.
12:01 p.m.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati Tweets: Words cannot describe the pain that we feel because of the painful scenes revealed by the horrible crime that happened [today].
11:57 a.m.
11:55 a.m.
11:54 a.m.
11:48 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
11:35 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
11:29 a.m.
11:22 a.m.
11:17 a.m.
Firefighters are working to extinguish flames which broke out in cars and apartments adjacent to the explosion.
11:16 a.m.
Al-Manar TV is reporting the explosion took place on the Martyr Ahmed Qassir road. Huge plumes of smoke were seen rising from the scene. Ambulances were also seen heading in the direction of the blast.
This follows an explosion earlier this month on January 2 in the Bir el-Abed neighborhood of Dahiyeh which killed seven people. This also comes after a particularly violent week in Lebanon. On January 18, eight people were killed, including five children, in a rocket attack on the eastern Bekaa town of Arsal. A day earlier, a car bomb killed four people and injured 42 others in Hermel.
Follow our live blog for the latest information.
2:04 p.m.
Jabhat al-Nusra admits on Twitter: We [attacked] Dahiyeh in [the name of] revenge.
1:35 p.m.
Al Nusra just declared its responsibility for #HaretHreik explosion this morning in #Dahiyeh #Hezbollah stronghold http://t.co/kECtzl7ey2
— Shada Omar (@Shadaomar) January 21, 20141:26 p.m.
Al-Manar news has released CCTV video footage of the blast going off in Dahiyeh.
1:00 p.m.
In an article published in The Daily Star newspaper, Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar responded to Tuesday’s bombing and said his party vows to confront what it believes are Israeli-backed takfiri attacks on Lebanon.
12:55 p.m.
Photo: remaining portion of the explosives that failed to detonate during today’s attack in Beirut. pic.twitter.com/hvjuI3C4HI #Lebanon
— Mahmoud (@MahmoudRamsey) January 21, 201412:35 p.m.
Al-Mayadeen: The car used in the bombing attack in #Dahiyeh was stolen from Ghazir on October 30. #Lebanon
— Amar Shabby (@amarshabby) January 21, 201412:31 p.m.
MT @JamjoomCNN: NNA: Citizens asked to stay away from #HaretHreik blast scene to ease work of medics/security #Beirut #Lebanon
— Angie Nassar (@angienassar) January 21, 2014
12:21 p.m.
This is the fourth bombing in less than a month to hit Lebanon. Here’s a recap of recent bombings in the country.
12:01 p.m.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati Tweets: Words cannot describe the pain that we feel because of the painful scenes revealed by the horrible crime that happened [today].
تعجز الكلمات عن وصف الالم الذي نشعر به جراء المشاهد المؤلمة التي كشفت عنها الجريمة البشعة التي حصلت
— Najib Mikati (@Najib_Mikati) January 21, 201411:57 a.m.
#الارهاب يضرب حارة حريك مجدداً
#Lebanon pic.twitter.com/9ClbL91B2A
— Al Joumhouria (@aljoumhouria) January 21, 201411:55 a.m.
صور من مكان الإنفجار في #حارة_حريك pic.twitter.com/IqMgaugkAI
— tayyar.org (@tayyar_org) January 21, 201411:54 a.m.
Red Cross reports 1 dead and more than 20 injured in #Dahiyeh explosion. Al-Manar repotrts 5 dead. #Lebanon #Beirut
— Hanin Ghaddar (@haningdr) January 21, 201411:48 a.m.
“Some shops on Al-Arid Street are still destroyed from the last explosion [2 weeks ago]” – witness to Al-Mayadeen. #Beirut #Lebanon
— Patrick Galey (@patrickgaley) January 21, 2014
11:45 a.m.
“Remains of the suicide bomber have been found at the site” – @NNALeb http://t.co/85yA0y9bf7 #Lebanon #Beirut
— Patrick Galey (@patrickgaley) January 21, 201411:35 a.m.
An #explosion southern suburbs in #beirut #bombing @ALJADEEDNEWS pic.twitter.com/W3Uev8atRO
— Yumna Fawaz (@yumnafawaz) January 21, 201411:30 a.m.
RT @Naharnet: Miqati called for an urgent meeting for the disaster management council at the Grand Serail.
— Angie Nassar (@angienassar) January 21, 201411:29 a.m.
#photo of the #explosion in south suburbs #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/9MEmHzS8R0
— Carole Mansour (@MansourCarole) January 21, 201411:22 a.m.
Naharnet: Red Cross Operations Director George Kettaneh to LBCI: At least 1 dead in the Haret Hreik blast. #Beirut
— Justin Salhani (@JustinSalhani) January 21, 201411:17 a.m.
Firefighters are working to extinguish flames which broke out in cars and apartments adjacent to the explosion.
سيارات الدفاع المدني والاطفاء تعمل على اخماد النيران التي اندلعت في السيارات والشقق المجاورة للانفجار pic.twitter.com/EKn7dxsCTG
— Future TV :: News (@futuretvnews) January 21, 201411:16 a.m.
الآن | الصور الأولى لانفجار الضاحية الجنوبية بـ #بيروت pic.twitter.com/TgToEJaAXH
— سكاي نيوز عربية-الآن (@SkyNewsArabia_B) January 21, 2014