'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.
Forensic experts inspect sites of twin blasts in Beirut
Forensic experts have been inspecting the sites of two suicide bombings which killed at least 23 people and wounded 146 near the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
Lebanese officials said CCTV footage showed a man in an explosives belt rushing towards the outer wall of the embassy before blowing himself up.
The second, larger explosion was the result of a car bomb, although the Lebanese army said it is treating both blasts as suicide attacks.
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