A massive explosion hit Bir Al-Abed region in the Southern Suburb of Beirut on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A loud explosion has been heard in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, leaving at least 38 people injured.\n<\/p>\n
The blast occurred in the suburb of Bir al-Abed on Tuesday, sending black smoke billowing into the sky and causing reportedly heavy damage.\n<\/p>\n
Several cars and buildings were on fire in the wake of the blast.\n<\/p>\n
The bomb attack is the second strike to hit southern Beirut this year.\n<\/p>\n
In January, two people were injured after a bomb went off in the suburb of al-Selloum, south of Beirut. The bomb was planted underneath a car belonging to a member of the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah.\n<\/p>\n
Back in May, two rockets hit the area. Also, Lebanese security forces have disarmed several rockets near Beirut in recent months.\n<\/p>\n
In December 2012, a car bomb attack in the capital claimed the life of the intelligence chief of Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces, General Wissam al-Hassan.\n<\/p>\n
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