– An explosion was heard in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
BEIRUT (AFP) – A 63-year-old woman was killed and douzens of people wounded in an explosion late Sunday in the Christian quarter of Achrafie in Beirut, police and hospital sources told AFP. "A woman of 63, Leila Moqbel, died," following the explosion, a police officers from Lebanon’s interior security force (FSI) told AFP.Ten other people were wounded and taken to two hospitals in the district, said hospital sources.The incident came at the end of fierce fighting in northern Lebanon between the Lebanese army and a Palestinian Islamist group
"There was an explosive device either under a car or next to a car," the source said, adding it took place in the car park of a popular mall in a Christian district in east Beirut."There was a loud explosion here in east Beirut in Achrafieh next to Mar Mitr church and the ABC center, more exactly in an outdoor parking.. I can see a plume of smoke rising and people are going towards the area to see what happened," Reuters correspondent Tom Perry said.
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Lebanese army inspect the hole caused by a bomb a day after an explosion hit the eastern area of Achrafieh in Beirut, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. An explosion across the street from a busy shopping mall killed a 63-year-old woman and injured 12 other people in Beirut late Sunday in the Christian sector of the Lebanese capital, police said. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
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Lebanese police inspect burnt cars a day after an explosion hit the eastern area of Achrafieh in Beirut, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. An explosion across the street from a busy shopping mall killed a 63-year-old woman and injured 12 other people in Beirut late Sunday in the Christian sector of the Lebanese capital, police said. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
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Lebanese women clean up an office the day after an explosion hit the eastern area of Achrafieh in Beirut, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. An explosion across the street from a busy shopping mall killed a 63-year-old woman and injured 12 other people in Beirut late Sunday in the Christian sector of the Lebanese capital, police said. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)
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A Lebanese man sweeps glass in the street near the site of a bomb blast in the Beirut district of Achrafie. Lebanese troops are battling Islamist extremists for a second day after the deadliest internal fighting since the civil war left 46 people dead and renewed fears about Lebanon’s stability.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
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Lebanese police and soldiers inspect the site of a explosion in the Beirut district of Ashrafie. Lebanese troops are battling Islamist extremists for a second day after the deadliest internal fighting since the civil war left 46 people dead and renewed fears about Lebanon’s stability.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
Lebanese employees remove debris from an office near the site of a bomb blast in Beirut. Lebanese troops battled Islamist extremists for a second day after the deadliest internal fighting since the civil war left 46 people dead and renewed fears about Lebanon’s stability.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
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A teacher inspects damage to a classroom in a school near the site of an explosion in east Beirut May 21, 2007. Lebanese troops fought Islamist militants around a Palestinian refugee camp on Monday, a day after 57 people were killed in battles there and in the nearby northern city of Tripoli, security sources said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
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Lebanese civilians inspect destroyed cars at the site of a bomb blast in Beirut. Lebanese troops battled Islamist extremists for a second day after the deadliest internal fighting
A Lebanese woman passes by a burnt car a day after an explosion hit the eastern area of Achrafieh in Beirut, Lebanon Monday, May 21, 2007. An explosion across the street from a busy shopping mall killed a 63-year-old woman and injured 12 other people in Beirut late Sunday in the Christian sector of the Lebanese capital, police said. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
Policemen inspect damage caused by an explosion in the Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 21, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)
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A woman inspects the damage to her house after an explosion in the Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 21, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)
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A woman inspects the damage to her house after an explosion in the Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 21, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)
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Policemen inspect damage caused by an explosion in the Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 21, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)
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Lebanese civil defence personnel carry a body after an explosion in Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 20, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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Lebanese firemen extinguish fire from a car after an explosion in Achrafieh area in east Beirut May 20, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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Lebanese policemen and security personnel inspect the damaged caused by an explosion in Achrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 20, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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A Lebanese soldier gestures as he stands guard after an explosion in Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 20, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
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Lebanese civil defence personnel evacuate a woman and her child after an explosion in Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 20, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
Achrafieh overview of the scene
