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| Lebanon blast kills at least four near Iranian cultural centre in Beirut | Lebanon blast kills at least four near Iranian cultural centre in Beirut |
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| A large explosion near an Iranian cultural centre in the southern suburbs of Beirut has killed at least four people and wounded 19, security sources said. | A large explosion near an Iranian cultural centre in the southern suburbs of Beirut has killed at least four people and wounded 19, security sources said. |
| The explosion in Lebanon's capital appeared to have been caused by a car bomb and a motorcycle laden with explosives.Abdullah Azzam Brigades – a group linked to al-Qaida – claimed responsibility for the attack on its Twitter account. | |
| The area is a stronghold of support for the Shia political and militant movement Hezbollah. Iran's embassy in the same area was targeted by a bomb attack in November. | The area is a stronghold of support for the Shia political and militant movement Hezbollah. Iran's embassy in the same area was targeted by a bomb attack in November. |
| The officials – speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations – said the blast occurred on Wednesday morning in the suburb of Beir Hassan. | The officials – speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations – said the blast occurred on Wednesday morning in the suburb of Beir Hassan. |
| Lebanon-based TV network Al-Mayadeen reported that the explosion took place near the Iranian cultural centre and the Kuwaiti embassy. | Lebanon-based TV network Al-Mayadeen reported that the explosion took place near the Iranian cultural centre and the Kuwaiti embassy. |
| Television footage showed fire engines and Lebanese soldiers standing in the streets. A wounded man was carried away on a stretcher and a young girl was being taken to safety by two men. Glass covered the road and nearby buildings were damaged. | Television footage showed fire engines and Lebanese soldiers standing in the streets. A wounded man was carried away on a stretcher and a young girl was being taken to safety by two men. Glass covered the road and nearby buildings were damaged. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Radical Sunni Islamists have pledged to attack Hezbollah on Lebanese soil for its intervention in Syria to help the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, a member of the Alawite offshoot of Shia Islam, in his war against majority Sunni rebels. | Radical Sunni Islamists have pledged to attack Hezbollah on Lebanese soil for its intervention in Syria to help the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, a member of the Alawite offshoot of Shia Islam, in his war against majority Sunni rebels. |