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One dead in blast north of Beirut Three killed in Beirut explosion
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A US embassy vehicle has been caught in an explosion that claimed one life in a suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, local television reports say. A US embassy vehicle has been caught in an explosion that claimed three lives in a suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, local television reports say.
The cause of the blast, which injured several people north of the city in the mainly Christian Dora neighbourhood, was not immediately known. The cause of the blast, which injured several people north of the city in the mainly Christian Doura neighbourhood, was not immediately known.
Witnesses reported seeing smoke billowing near the Mediterranean coast.Witnesses reported seeing smoke billowing near the Mediterranean coast.
Lebanon has been hit by a series of bomb attacks in recent years, mostly targeting anti-Syrian politicians.Lebanon has been hit by a series of bomb attacks in recent years, mostly targeting anti-Syrian politicians.
There are no American casualties reported in the explosion.