Two people wounded in bomb explosion in Beirut

  • 12/15/2022
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Beirut, Sept 19, SPA -- A parcel bomb exploded in theKuwaiti Embassy's information office on Monday, woundingtwo people, Lebanese security officials said. It was thesecond blast in the Lebanese capital in four days. The bomb exploded when Hussam al-Jamal, a Kuwaiti, triedto open a parcel at the information office in Sanayehdistrict, the officials said, according to a report of the Associated Press. Al-Jamal was wounded in his face and was rushed to theAmerican University of Beirut Hospital, the officials said. Another man, Ayyas al-Alayli, who was standing next toal-Jamal when the blast occurred, was also wounded andtaken to hospital, the officials added. Late Friday, a bomb exploded in the Beirut neighborhood ofAshrafiya, killing one person and wounding 23 others.--SPA1100 Local Time 0800 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/290279

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