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Double suicide bombing in Hezbullah's Beirut stronghold (with video)

41 people were killed and over 200 wounded in a double suicide bombing in Beirut on Thursday afternoon. A third suicide bomber blew himself up before he could join the others.

Let's go to the videotape.


The bombings took place in a Hezbullah dominated suburb of Beirut called Burj al-Barajneh and they took place at the height of the evening rush hour.

According to a Lebanese security official, the first suicide attacker detonated his explosives' vest outside a Shiite Mosque, while the second blew himself up inside a nearby bakery.

An apparent third suicide attacker was found dead, his legs blown off while he still wore an intact explosives' belt, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. The official speculated the third may have been killed from the explosion of the second suicide attacker, as he was reportedly close to that blast.

The Al-Mayadeen TV also reported there was a third would-be suicide attacker, describing him as a bearded young man who wore an explosives' belt. The report said he was killed before he was able to detonate the explosives.

Hospitals in southern Beirut were calling on people to donate blood and appealed on residents not to gather at the hospital gates so that ambulanced and emergency staff could work unhindered.

Shortly after the explosions, ambulances rushed to the area and started evacuating the wounded and the dead as Lebanese troops and Hezbollah gunmen cordoned the area, preventing anyone from getting close.

"There is a massacre inside and we will not let you take photos," a Hezbollah member screamed at an Associated Press photographer at the scene.

 That may explain why I could not find images of the attacks. 

An hour later, ambulance sirens could still be heard in Beirut streets.

Hezbollah also called on people to leave all coffee shops in the area, which are usually packed with people, and urged residents to inform the group about any suspicious moves.

ISIS? Could be. As long as the Muslims are only killing each other, the world will not care, so pass the popcorn.

Labels: Beirut, Hezbullah, ISIS, Islamic State, Lebanon, Muslim suicide bombers, suicide bombers, suicide bombing

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:29 PM