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| Large blast hits Lebanese capital | Large blast hits Lebanese capital |
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| A bomb has exploded in an upmarket area of the Lebanese capital Beirut injuring at least six people, police say. | A bomb has exploded in an upmarket area of the Lebanese capital Beirut injuring at least six people, police say. |
| Local TV footage showed a car burning and at least one injured man as a fire engine doused the flames, although there were reports of other injuries. | Local TV footage showed a car burning and at least one injured man as a fire engine doused the flames, although there were reports of other injuries. |
| The explosion happened in a car park near the Russian Cultural Centre, in a Muslim area of the city. | The explosion happened in a car park near the Russian Cultural Centre, in a Muslim area of the city. |
| On Sunday, a bomb near a major shopping centre in the Christian sector killed a woman and wounded 12 other people. | On Sunday, a bomb near a major shopping centre in the Christian sector killed a woman and wounded 12 other people. |
| The new blast came as Lebanese troops and Islamist militants fought running battles at a refugee camp near Tripoli. | The new blast came as Lebanese troops and Islamist militants fought running battles at a refugee camp near Tripoli. |
| Reuters news agency quoted the Lebanese army as saying the explosion was caused by a bomb placed either underneath or near a car. | Reuters news agency quoted the Lebanese army as saying the explosion was caused by a bomb placed either underneath or near a car. |
| Ambulances and firefighters with sirens blaring raced to the scene, which was enveloped in thick smoke. | Ambulances and firefighters with sirens blaring raced to the scene, which was enveloped in thick smoke. |
| Emergency services searched nearby buildings to see if injured people were trapped inside. | |
| Previous bomb attacks in Beirut have often been blamed on Syria, an accusation Damascus strongly denies. | Previous bomb attacks in Beirut have often been blamed on Syria, an accusation Damascus strongly denies. |
| The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Beirut, says that somebody is clearly trying to destabilise the situation, but who that is is not entirely clear. | The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Beirut, says that somebody is clearly trying to destabilise the situation, but who that is is not entirely clear. |