Emergency services respond after Israeli airstrikes hit two locations in central Beirut

(10 Oct 2024)
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Ras Al Nabaa area of Beirut, Lebanon - 10 October 2024
1. Various of blast scene in central Beirut following an Israeli airstrike, emergency vehicles on scene

STORYLINE:
At least 11 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit two different areas in central Beirut Thursday evening, Lebanon's health ministry said.

An Associated Press photographer who went to the scene of the strikes said the first one, in the area of Ras al-Nabaa, appeared to have hit the lower half of an eight-story apartment building, and that explosions were ongoing inside the building. A large number of ambulances arrived at the scene.

The second strike, in the area of Burj Abi Haidar, collapsed an entire building, which was engulfed in flames, he said.

There was no immediate statement from the Israeli military. In recent weeks Israel has launched frequent strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, but strikes in central Beirut are rare.

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