A wounded Lebanese man is carried from the site of an explosion, in the suburb of Beir Hassan, Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014. A blast in a Shiite district in southern Beirut killed several people on Wednesday, security officials said — the latest apparent attack linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria that has killed and wounded scores of people over the last few months. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
February 18, 2014 - 11:48 PM
BEIRUT - Lebanese security officials say an explosion has struck a south Beirut neighbourhood.
The officials say the blast occurred Wednesday morning in the suburb of Beir Hassan. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
The Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen TV said the explosion occurred near the Iranian cultural centre and the Kuwaiti Embassy.
A wave of bombings linked to the war in neighbouring Syria has struck Lebanon over the past few months, killing and wounding scores of people.
The blast is the latest to hit a predominantly Shiite area.
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