{"id":30643,"date":"2014-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/30643\/live-blog-bomb-goes-off-in-dahiyeh-less-than-week-after-chatah-assassination"},"modified":"2014-01-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:00:00","slug":"live-blog-bomb-goes-off-in-dahiyeh-less-than-week-after-chatah-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/30643\/live-blog-bomb-goes-off-in-dahiyeh-less-than-week-after-chatah-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Blog: Bomb Goes Off in Dahiyeh Less Than Week After Chatah Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"An explosion was heard at around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday in the Bir el-Abed neighborhood of Dahiyeh in southern Beirut. Large plumes of black smoke and flames were seen coming from the area. Initial reports say it happened near the political offices of Hezbollah.<br \/>  <br \/>  This comes less than a week after a bomb went off in downtown Beirut, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/30550\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">killing former Lebanese Ambassador to the US Mohammad Chatah<\/a> and seven other people.<br \/>  <br \/>  Our live blog has wrapped up for the day. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:57 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  The sun has set and throngs of people still crowding around blast site in Dahiyeh.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrickgaley\">@patrickgaley<\/a>: Still 100s of people rubbernecking the scene of this afternoon&#8217;s explosion in south <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Beirut&#038;src=hash\">#Beirut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6BrznWAjIo\">pic.twitter.com\/6BrznWAjIo<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Angie Nassar (@angienassar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angienassar\/statuses\/418771933555982337\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:30 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Another dramatic image has emerged, this one showing a woman being rescued from the rubble following the explosion.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Another photo from the bombing in Beirut. At least two people reported dead, 10 injured. (photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/el_pais\">@el_pais<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MNLfm8lm5p\">pic.twitter.com\/MNLfm8lm5p<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeedNews\/statuses\/418765680499257346\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:26 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Reports of fighting between Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhoods after word of Dahiyeh bombing reaches Tripoli.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>VDL via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Naharnet\">@Naharnet<\/a>: 4 injured in Tripoli as gunshots between Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh heard after Beirut bombing<\/p>\u2014 Josh Wood (@woodenbeirut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/woodenbeirut\/statuses\/418764958298427392\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:21 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Huge crowd of people still surrounding blast site. <br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malekk\">@malekk<\/a>: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/euronews\">@euronews<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Beirut&#038;src=hash\">#Beirut<\/a> bomb blast: at least 5 killed <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kzaPFAszuB\">https:\/\/t.co\/kzaPFAszuB<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\">@Reuters<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V68h8q7V95\">pic.twitter.com\/V68h8q7V95<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\u2014 Beirut.com (@BeirutCityGuide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeirutCityGuide\/statuses\/418763806081175553\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:19 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Firefighters have brought flames under control.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646: \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0636\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062e\u0644\u0641\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631 \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0641\u062e\u062e\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0621 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9&#038;src=hash\">#\u062a\u0641\u062c\u064a\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Lebanon&#038;src=hash\">#Lebanon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5rtqEItV2J\">pic.twitter.com\/5rtqEItV2J<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Free_almoqdad (@MurtadhAlmoqdad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MurtadhAlmoqdad\/statuses\/418763074452340736\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:15 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Video footage from Al-Manar shows charred vehicles and extensive damage to building just behind cars. (Jump to 1:15 to see full extent of damage.)<br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/afVD-xk32js\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:06 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil tells AFP that five people are dead and at least 20 injured.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:04 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Al-Manar is reporting many people are injured. Says at least 30 injured victims were taken to Bahman Hospital.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5:00 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  The army suspects another vehicle in the area may be rigged with explosives and is calling on the public to go inside and move away from the blast site.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0631: \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0634\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0647 \u0628\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0641\u062e\u062e\u0629 \u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631<\/p>\u2014 \u0642\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f (@ALJADEEDNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALJADEEDNEWS\/statuses\/418758426982756354\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:58 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  A huge crowd of people is swarmed around the blast site. One vehicle visibly charred to the ground.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646 .. \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631..<br \/>  \u062d\u0633\u0628\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u0646\u0639\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0643\u064a\u0644<br \/>  <br \/>   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6YUjBq3BYh\">pic.twitter.com\/6YUjBq3BYh<\/a>\u201d<br \/>  Cc: @ Lebanon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23explosion&#038;src=hash\">#explosion<\/a><\/p>\u2014 A.Timani #\u064a\u0644\u0627_\u0646\u062a\u063a\u064a\u0631 (@AboudiTimani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboudiTimani\/statuses\/418757684759130112\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:51 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Caretaker health minister Ali Hassan Khalil is calling for blood donations.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u0646\u0631\u062c\u0648 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0637\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0633\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0631\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0628 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0641\u0649 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0628\u0631\u0639 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0645 \u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0631\u062d\u0649<\/p>\u2014 Ali hassan khalil (@alihasankhalil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alihasankhalil\/statuses\/418754367295352832\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:51 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  There are conflicting reports at this time about the number of deaths. Reuters is reporting that at least two people have died in the explosion. Al-Manar reports that three people are dead. El-Nashra news is now putting the death toll at seven people.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23BeirutExplosion&#038;src=hash\">#BeirutExplosion<\/a> happened a few meters away from the political council office of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Hizbullah&#038;src=hash\">#Hizbullah<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23HaretHreik&#038;src=hash\">#HaretHreik<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Beirut&#038;src=hash\">#Beirut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BWN7bthDDK\">pic.twitter.com\/BWN7bthDDK<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mohamad Najem \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f (@MoNajem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoNajem\/statuses\/418755366931808256\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:48 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  Al-Jadeed TV says a four-wheel drive vehicle was rigged with explosives. <br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0631&#8221;: \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u062d\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u062d\u0631\u064a\u0643 \u0646\u0627\u062c\u0645 \u0639\u0646 \u0639\u0628\u0648\u0629 \u0645\u0648\u0636\u0648\u0639\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0631\u0628\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0639<\/p>\u2014 \u0642\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u062f (@ALJADEEDNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALJADEEDNEWS\/statuses\/418754913527541760\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:47 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  A bird&#8217;s-eye-view photo of the scene shows a fiery inferno below.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Close photo for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dahieh&#038;src=hash\">#Dahieh<\/a> explosion: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9&#038;src=hash\">#\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86&#038;src=hash\">#\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uoh82GvGoI\">pic.twitter.com\/Uoh82GvGoI<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ammora_91\">@ammora_91<\/a><\/p>\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0648 \u0623\u0643\u0628\u0631 (@Beirutiyat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Beirutiyat\/statuses\/418754293525917696\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:47 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  The Red Cross has begun evacuating victims from the scene.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>And another explosion that I report straight from my home. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Beirutexplosion&#038;src=hash\">#Beirutexplosion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KaovmLbhNr\">pic.twitter.com\/KaovmLbhNr<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Paranoid Arab Boy (@AhmadElAmine_PD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AhmadElAmine_PD\/statuses\/418746693937803264\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9&#038;src=hash\">#\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629<\/a><br \/>  \u0633\u062a\u0631\u0643 \u064a\u0627 \u0631\u0628! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0CfJgKJGnW\">pic.twitter.com\/0CfJgKJGnW<\/a><\/p>\u2014 \u0645\u064a\u0633\u0627 (@MaysaSlaimen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaysaSlaimen\/statuses\/418748617663717376\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9&#038;src=hash\">#\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jhj2mPAthW\">pic.twitter.com\/jhj2mPAthW<\/a><\/p>\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0639\u064a\u0645 (@zaaeim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zaaeim\/statuses\/418748744700801024\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:20 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  According to LBC news, the explosion is located near Al Jawad Restaurant between Haret Hreik and Bir El Abed.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0642\u0631\u0628 \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0627\u062f \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0626\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0628\u062f \u0648\u062d\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u062d\u0631\u064a\u0643<\/p>\u2014 LBCI_NEWS (@LBCI_NEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBCI_NEWS\/statuses\/418748212095094785\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  Al Manar says the explosion is on Al Arid street.<br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\u0639\u0627\u062c\u0644:\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u064a\u0636 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a<\/p>\u2014 almanarnews (@almanarnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/almanarnews\/statuses\/418747625912143872\">January 2, 2014<\/a><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4:15 p.m. <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  Explosion heard in the Bir Abed neighborhood of Dahiyeh    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-id=\"446691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30643-250x188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-446691\" 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