At least three people have been killed in a powerful explosion at a junction in a mainly Christian suburb of Beirut, reports from the Lebanese capital say.
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Lebanese army sources said a security official was killed in the blast.
Beirut has been the scene of a string of bomb attacks since 2004, targeting members of the anti-Syrian movement.
The blast targeted a vehicle used by a senior police official, according to security sources quoted by Reuters. The fate of the unidentified official was not clear.
TV pictures showed at least one dead body trapped in a tangled vehicle.
Emergency workers tried to put out fierce fires on a large number of vehicles.
The explosion was heard across the centre of the Lebanese capital.
The blast comes at a time of political crisis in Lebanon with rival pro-Syrian and pro-Western parties deadlocked over efforts to elect a president.
Last week a car bomb damaged a US diplomatic car in eastern Beirut, killing at least three bystanders.
(BBC)
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