'23 dead' in Beirut embassy blast
At least 23 killed and 146 have been wounded following blasts targeting the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, according to the Lebanese health minister.
'Huge damage' after Beirut explosions
Twenty-three people have been killed following two explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Reuters have reported.
A witness at the scene said he saw body parts scattered around the blast site.
"At one entrance of the Iranian embassy I counted six bodies outside. I saw body parts around and thrown two streets away," Reuters television cameraman Issam Abdullah said from the scene.
"There is huge damage, it looks like it is a car bomb. One car is twisted there. There were two Mercedes cars badly damaged," he added.
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