People and members of the Lebanese army gather near the site of an explosion in the village of Ain Qana (Reuters)
Ain Qana, Lebanon:
An explosion rocked a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, residents said, as a source close to the Shiite movement said it was an accident.
A resident said the village of Ain Qana was rocked by the explosion of a house serving as a “Hezbollah center” on its outskirts.
An AFP photographer said members of the group cordoned off the area.
Residents said ambulances took away several injured, while the National News Agency reported limited property damage.
A military source said preliminary information showed that the explosion occurred in a “Hezbollah center containing ammunition.”
Images shared on social media showed a huge plume of dark gray smoke rising from the site of the explosion.
The Shiite movement did not immediately comment on the explosion.
Iran-backed Hezbollah is the only Lebanese non-state armed group not to disarm after the 1975-1990 civil war.
He has fought several wars with neighboring Israel, Iran’s sworn enemy.
The state news agency said the explosion coincided with intensive overflights by Israeli fighter jets and drones.
There was no immediate declaration by the Jewish state.
Lebanon is still reeling from a massive explosion of hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate at the port of Beirut last month that killed more than 190 people, injured thousands and devastated parts of the capital.
The exact cause of this explosion is still unclear.
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