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Powerful explosion near bank in Lebanese capital
Powerful explosion near bank in Lebanese capital
June 12, 2016 | 08:58 PM
A powerful explosion occurred near a major bank in the western part of the Lebanese capital Beirut late on Sunday, a policeman on the scene told AFP.
An AFP correspondent saw almost all the entire glass facade of a branch of the BLOM BANK, one of the country's largest, blown out, with debris littering the ground.
Police said they had no other immediate information about the blast.
June 12, 2016 | 08:58 PM