At least one killed, 7 injured in explosion near Lebanon’s Sidon – officials
BEIRUT (Reuters) -No less than one individual was killed and 7 had been injured in an explosion at a scout centre affiliated with the Shi’ite Amal Motion close to Sidon in southern Lebanon, officers advised Reuters early on Tuesday.
The blast demolished the constructing and armed forces personnel had been looking by means of the rubble for any additional casualties, sources added. The explosion additionally broken the city corridor close by.
One safety supply advised Reuters the explosion was not an act of sabotage, with out disclosing additional particulars.
On Dec. 10, a big blast rocked a Palestinian camp within the southern Lebanese port metropolis of Tyre, injuring a few dozen folks, in response to rescue staff on scene and a Palestinian supply contained in the camp.
The state-run Nationwide Information Company (NNA) reported that the blast emanated from a Hamas weapons depot within the Burj al-Shemali camp and a choose had ordered safety forces to launch an investigation.
(Reporting by Laila Bassam; Writing by Yasmin Hussein and Lilian Wagdy; Modifying by Kim Coghill and Kenneth Maxwell)
