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More than 20 people were killed and over 212 were injured today when a car bomb went off near a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon, a security source in the country said.
A Sunni Islamist group called the Brigades of Aishaclaimed responsibility for the bombing, but Hezbollah and Lebanese officials said it bore the markings of a Zionist attack and served the interests of Israel.
Sectarian tensions have been high in Lebanon after the intervention of Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah in support of Assad against a two-year revolt led by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority. Hezbollah also fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006.
The Lebanese Armed Forces stated that 60-80kgs. of explosive materials were used in the blast.
Properties were destroyed and damaged. The blast sent a column of black smoke over the densely populated area in the south of the Lebanese capital.
The Lebanese government declared Friday a day of mourning in honor of those killed in the attack.
A Sunni Islamist group called the Brigades of Aishaclaimed responsibility for the bombing, but Hezbollah and Lebanese officials said it bore the markings of a Zionist attack and served the interests of Israel.
Sectarian tensions have been high in Lebanon after the intervention of Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah in support of Assad against a two-year revolt led by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority. Hezbollah also fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006.
The Lebanese Armed Forces stated that 60-80kgs. of explosive materials were used in the blast.
Properties were destroyed and damaged. The blast sent a column of black smoke over the densely populated area in the south of the Lebanese capital.
The Lebanese government declared Friday a day of mourning in honor of those killed in the attack.
