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Ain Qana
An explosion rocked a Hezbollah site in a village in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, residents said, as a source close to the militant Shiite movement said it was an accident.
A resident said the blast at a house serving as “a Hezbollah centre” on the outskirts of Ain Qala had shaken the village.
Members of the Iranian-backed movement quickly cordoned off the area, an AFP photographer said.
Lebanon’s NNA news agency said damage was limited to cracks in walls and broken glass, without reporting casualties.
A military source said preliminary information showed that “a Hezbollah centre containing munitions” was the source of the explosion.
The Lebanese army said it deployed a force to the site and had “initiated an investigation into the causes.”
Footage shared on social media showed a huge plume of dark grey smoke rising from the site of the explosion.
Hezbollah did not immediately comment on the blast, but the source close to the group said the site was “not an arms depot”.
Local media carried “unofficial” reports from Hezbollah members that the blast was caused by mines and other munitions dating back to the 2006 war between the group and Israel that an NGO had collected in order to destroy.
Ain Qana
An explosion rocked a Hezbollah site in a village in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, residents said, as a source close to the militant Shiite movement said it was an accident.
A resident said the blast at a house serving as “a Hezbollah centre” on the outskirts of Ain Qala had shaken the village.
Members of the Iranian-backed movement quickly cordoned off the area, an AFP photographer said.
Lebanon’s NNA news agency said damage was limited to cracks in walls and broken glass, without reporting casualties.
A military source said preliminary information showed that “a Hezbollah centre containing munitions” was the source of the explosion.
The Lebanese army said it deployed a force to the site and had “initiated an investigation into the causes.”
Footage shared on social media showed a huge plume of dark grey smoke rising from the site of the explosion.
Hezbollah did not immediately comment on the blast, but the source close to the group said the site was “not an arms depot”.
Local media carried “unofficial” reports from Hezbollah members that the blast was caused by mines and other munitions dating back to the 2006 war between the group and Israel that an NGO had collected in order to destroy.
