Three explosions blast through the Bekaa region, 9 dead

AFP sources confirmed that 9 people have so far been reported dead in Nabi Sheet, Baalbeck after three blasts were heard in a mountainous area between "Nabi Sheet" and "El-Khraybeh" villages in the eastern mountain series in Bekaa. This as Hezbollah announced that 3 died and several were injured in the weapons cache explosion in Baalbeck. 

According to sources the explosions occurred inside weapons caches resulting in several injuries. Initially the cause of the explosions near the city of Baalbek was not immediately clear, but an official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the nature of the blasts suggests there were explosives or weapons stored inside the building.

Security members cordoned off the area and prohibited people from coming close to it,blocking access to journalists, the report mentioned.

It was later reported that the home of Mohammad Ali Reda Moussawi was completely destroyed as a result of the explosion, with several surrounding buildings also sustaining damage. This as ambulances transferred the wounded (nearly 7) to nearby hospitals
  
Baalbek is located in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon. It's a stronghold of Hezbollah, but there are large numbers of criminals known to operate in the area, which is a center of arms and drug smuggling.
 
Explosions at a weapons depots belonging to Hezbollah are not uncommon in Lebanon. The group, which fought Israel to a stalemate in a monthlong war in 2006, maintains a formidable arsenal that rivals that of the Lebanese army.


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