Two explosions targeting the Iranian embassy have hit the Lebanese capital Beirut, security sources said, killing up to 23 people, injuring at least 146 and damaging buildings in the embassy compound.
Lebanese sources told Al Jazeera that the Iranian ambassador is safe, but the cultural attache of the embassy has been confirmed dead.
It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. A security source said the blasts were caused by two rockets fired on the area, in the southern part of the city, but a second security source said there was a car bomb explosion.
An armed guard of the Iranian embassy reportedly told AP news agency that the first blast was believed to have been carried out by a suicide attacker who rode a motorcycle and blew himself outside the gate. The other explosion, that caused much more damage, was a car bomb, the guard said.
"The sheer scale of the destruction is an indication as to how powerful the explosives were," said Khodr, "with over five buildings damaged by the blasts."
Live footage from local news channels showed charred bodies on the ground as flames rose from the remains of several vehicles. Aid workers and residents carried away some of the victims on blankets.
"People are roaming the streets looking for loved ones," reported Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr from near the site. "The scene is chaotic, and reports here on the ground have the number of casualties rising."
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