Lebanon rocked by another explosion in Hezbollah stronghold
A security source told Reuters that an arms depot belonging to Hezbollah exploded due to a "technical error."
There was a blast at a reported arms depot in a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, sowing panic among residents still recovering from the deadly explosion that tore through Beirut last month.
According to the official National News Agency (NNA), explosions could be heard at around 3 p.m. across the southern regions of Nabatieh and Iqlim al-Tuffah, and thick smoke could be seen near the towns of Ain Qana and Kafarfila.
The report said the cause was unknown, but NNA suggested that the explosion "coincided with the intensive flight of hostile Israeli military and espionage aircraft."
A security source told Reuters an arms depot belonging to Iran-backed Hezbollah exploded due to a "technical error," injuring several people. Another security source told Reuters that Hezbollah had set up a security cordon around the blast site and is preventing journalists from entering.
