MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Two suicide bombers carried out explosions in the southern Burj al-Barajneh neighborhood.
More pictures from the explosion scene in southern Beirut #breaking pic.twitter.com/cm1bbHOVYm
— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) 12 ноября 2015
According to media reports, a third body was found at the scene with an explosive belt that had failed detonate.
The Lebanese security forces are looking for a fourth extremist who fled the scene after twin bombings in Beirut, a security source told Sputnik on Thursday.
"The search for the fourth terrorist, who fled after two explosions in the southern area, is continuing," the source said.
37 dead and 181 injured until now in the #Burj_Al_Barajneh explosion pic.twitter.com/BfOxamWWLi
— Lebanese Red Cross (@RedCrossLebanon) 12 ноября 2015
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam has announced that Friday would be a day of mourning after a twin blast killed almost 40 people.
"Friday has been announced to be the day of mourning in connection with the terrorist attacks in Burj al-Barajneh. Schools, ministries, state and private institutions will be closed in relation to this," Salam said.
The blasts took place around 656 feet from a hospital run by the Hezbollah organization.
Hezbollah, a paramilitary and political organization originating in Lebanon's Shiite population, was established in the 1980s. The group's primary goal was military opposition to Israel's occupation of Lebanon.
Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by many Western governments including Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom and many European states, but not by Russia.
