According to local security source, a car exploded in the Bir El Abd neighborhood in the heartland of Hezbollah and few meters close to the political council headquarters of the party at peak time and caused heavy material damages.
Hezbollah's Al Manar TV said that a possible second booby trapped car might have been parked near the explosion site of the first car and called on people to leave the aera in precaution.
Caretaker health minister Ali Khalil called on all Beirut hospitals to treat the injured on the expenses of the ministry.