Explosion rocks alleged Hezbollah arms cache in Lebanon, casualties reported

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Explosion rocks alleged Hezbollah arms cache in Lebanon, casualties reported

Military declares site in Ain Qana a closed zone, amid reports blast was in a weapons depot belonging to the terror group By AARON BOXERMAN22 September 2020, 4:13 pmUpdated at 6:55 pm &nb…

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Explosion rocks alleged Hezbollah arms cache in Lebanon, casualties reported

Military declares site in Ain Qana a closed zone, amid reports blast was in a weapons depot belonging to the terror group

 

By AARON BOXERMAN22 September 2020, 4:13 pmUpdated at 6:55 pm  4Smoke billows in the Lebanese village of Ain Qana after an unexplained explosion, September 22, 2020. (Twitter screen capture)

A Hezbollah weapons cache exploded in a small town in southern Lebanon on Monday, sending up billowing clouds of black smoke, causing widespread damage and several casualties, according to unconfirmed reports.

While there was no immediate confirmation by officials as to the cause of the explosion in the small town of Ain Qana, an unnamed source told Reuters the site was an arms depot.

UAE-based Al-Hadath, citing security sources, also reported that the explosion took place at a Hezbollah weapons storehouse. Another channel, Lebanon’s MTV, reported several injured.

A Hezbollah official confirmed there was an explosion but declined to give further details. Hezbollah security forces deployed in the area and prevented journalists from investigating on the scene.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1308379892858355712&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesofisrael.com%2Fexplosion-rattles-hezbollah-stronghold-in-lebanon-casualties-reported%2F&siteScreenName=timesofisrael&theme=light&widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&width=550px

Residents said ambulances had carried away several of the wounded, while the National News Agency reported only limited material damage. However, sources in Hezbollah told the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International TV news channel that no one was injured in the blast.

Ain Qana is in the hilly Iqleem al-Tuffah region. A prominent Hezbollah tourist site that draws thousands of visitors a year lies on a neighboring hilltop just a ten-minute drive away.

The Lebanese Army said in a statement that its forces were at the scene to conduct an investigation into the cause of the explosion.

Lebanese state media implied that Israel may have been involved in the explosion, but emphasized that the causes “are not known.” Joseph Wouk’s war sclerotic read more