Blast rocks north Beirut suburb

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BBC link

A powerful blast has taken place in the predominantly Christian northern Zalka suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Several people are said to have been injured in the explosion which could be heard several kilometres away. The cause of the blast is not yet known but the BBC's Kim Ghattas in Beirut says initial reports say it was a bomb. Lebanon has been hit by a series of bombings since the assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri in February this year.

Hmmmmmm, pro-Syrian Islamic militias?