Tehran, Damascus Deplore Haret Hreik's 'Terrorist' Blast
Tehran and Damascus condemned on Tuesday the deadly explosion that targeted Beirut's southern neighborhood of Haret Hreik.
"We deplore the terrorist bombing that hit (Beirut's suburb of) Dahieh and that killed a number of innocent people and wounded many others,” a statement released by the Syrian council of ministers said.
The statement considered that “countries of the world must resist to such cowardly and terrorist activities that are hitting one country after another.”
"They must resist for stability's sake and to prevent the death of new victims.”
The Iranian foreign ministry also condemned the explosion, slamming it as “terrorist and inhumane.”
At least four people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bombing that rocked Beirut's southern suburbs for the second time this month.
The Army Command announced that the explosion was caused by the detonation of three 120-millimeter and 130-millimeter shells that weighed around 15 kilograms.
It also revealed that a suicide bombed was involved in the attack.
“An explosives belt that did not blow up was also found on the scene, next to the human remains of the suicide bomber,” the army communique said.
A group calling itself al-Nusra Front in Lebanon, believed to be a franchise of the Syrian al-Qaida-linked group, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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