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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. | A large explosion near an Iranian cultural centre in the southern suburbs of Beirut has killed at least four people and wounded 19. |
| 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 Hezbollah stronghold. Bombers targeted Iran's embassy in the same area in November. | The area is a Hezbollah stronghold. Bombers targeted Iran's embassy in the same area in November. |
| Security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the blast occurred on Wednesday morning in the suburb of Bir Hassan. | |
| The Lebanon-based TV network al-Mayadeen reported that the explosion took place near the Iranian cultural centre and the Kuwaiti embassy. | The 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 soldiers in the streets. A wounded man was carried away on a stretcher and two men took a young girl to safety . Glass covered the road and nearby buildings were damaged. | Television footage showed fire engines and soldiers in the streets. A wounded man was carried away on a stretcher and two men took a young girl to safety . Glass covered the road and nearby buildings were damaged. |
| There has been a wave of bombings linked to the war in neighbouring Syria over the past few months, killing and wounding scores of people. | There has been a wave of bombings linked to the war in neighbouring Syria over the past few months, killing and wounding scores of people. |
| Radical Sunni Islamists have pledged to attack Hezbollah on Lebanese soil in retaliation for its intervention in Syria in support of 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 in retaliation for its intervention in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a member of the Alawite offshoot of Shia Islam, in his war against majority Sunni rebels. |