Blast in Beirut Kills 5

A blast has rocked a densely populated neighborhood of south Beirut, killing at least five people in an area known as a Hezbollah stronghold. Thursday's explosion wounded about 20 people. Hezbollah's Al-Manar television showed ambulances racing to the scene and burning wreckage. The nature of the blast is still unclear, but Lebanese Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil told reporters the government was fighting a "battle against terrorism."Television footage showed a charred...

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