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Fatal blast near Iran Beirut embassy Lebanon blasts near Iran's embassy in Beirut
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Seven people have been reported killed as an explosion struck near the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Seven people have been reported killed as explosions struck near the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Conflicting reports say the blast could have come from rockets or a car bomb. Conflicting reports say the blasts could have come from rockets or a car bomb. Several buildings were damaged, eyewitnesses said.
Several buildings were damaged in the blast on Tuesday morning, eyewitnesses said.
Iran is a major backer of the Lebanaese Shia militant group Hezbollah, which has sent fighters to Syria to back the government of Bashar al-Assad.Iran is a major backer of the Lebanaese Shia militant group Hezbollah, which has sent fighters to Syria to back the government of Bashar al-Assad.
The conflict in Syria has worsened sectarian tensions in Lebanon.
The area around the Iranian embassy, in south Beirut, is considered a Hezbollah stronghold.
On 15 August, 16 people were killed in a blast in south Beirut believed to be linked to the spillover into Lebanon from the Syrian conflict.
Hezbollah fighters were instrumental in a strategic victory by Syrian government forces in Qusair, close to the border with Lebanon, in early June.