A rescue team's vehicle is seen at the Palestinian camp where an explosion took place, in the port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on December 10, 2021.
A rescue team's vehicle is seen at the Palestinian camp where an explosion took place, in the port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on December 10, 2021.
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A Hamas warehouse filled with ammunition at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon exploded on Friday, causing casualties, according to Lebanon state-run NNA news.

“Sounds of explosions were heard in the al-Burj al-Shamali camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Tyre, in one of the Palestinian Islamic centers inside the camp,” NNA said in its report.

Lebanese army soldiers block the main entrance of Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp.
Lebanese army soldiers block the main entrance of Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp.
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An ambulance enters the Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, 10 December.
An ambulance enters the Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, 10 December.
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Hamas, a militant fundamentalist Islamic organization operating in the West Bank and Gaza, has offices in certain areas of Lebanon.

Lebanese men drive bikes past burning tyres set up by protesters to block a road in the capital Beirut on November 29, 2021, as the country struggles with a deep economic crisis.
Lebanese men drive bikes past burning tyres set up by protesters to block a road in the capital Beirut on November 29, 2021, as the country struggles with a deep economic crisis.
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NNA said it’s unclear what sparked the blast, but forces from the army have “cordoned off the area and prevented entry and exit from the camp,” NNA added.

Social media videos show large fires and plumes of black smoke at a building seen while loud explosions can be heard from a distance.