Politics Several dead after Israeli attack in Beirut

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20.9.2024 - 16:35

People gather at the site of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Photo: Bilal Hussein/AP
People gather at the site of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Photo: Bilal Hussein/AP
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At least three people have been killed in an Israeli army attack on a target in Lebanon's capital Beirut, according to the authorities. Another 17 people were injured, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

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The Lebanese news agency NNA had previously reported that at least five people had been killed. They are said to have been minors. Hezbollah's television station, Al-Manar, reported that one person was killed and 14 injured. The information could not initially be independently verified.

Israel's army had previously announced that it had attacked a target in Beirut. According to eyewitnesses and reports, the attack was aimed at a target in a southern suburb of Beirut.