Lebanese safety examine the injury after an explosion within the city of Banaafoul close to the port metropolis of Sidon, Lebanon, April 12, 2022. (AP Picture/Mohammad Zaatari)
BEIRUT --
A minimum of one particular person was killed and 7 have 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 have been looking out by 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 individuals, in response to rescue employees 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 decide 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)
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