‘Dead, wounded’ in Beirut car bombing…Beirut bombing leaves Christian neighbourhood devastated..

Beirut, Lebanon / NationalTurk – A car bomb attack blast have taken lives of 8 and wounds 78 in mainly Christian east Beirut today, the first such attack in the Lebanese capital Beirut since 2008.

Two apartment buildings utterly devastated by the bombing in a narrow street near Sassin Square in eastern Beirut.

One building was still ablaze as Red Cross workers evacuated bloodied casualties, females noted among them

Balconies were torn off by the force of the blast, windows shattered and cars crushed by falling masonry.

“We heard a powerful explosion. The earth shook under our feet,” said Roland, 19, among a large crowd of army, rescue workers and onlookers at the scene.

Human body parts, torsos, headsi arms and legs were seen scattered on the roads. Flying glass from windows shattered during the blast wounded more than 20 people, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. Red Cross workers were seen evacuating bloodied casualties from a burning building.

Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Sharbel was at the scene of the first car bombing in Beirut since January 25, 2008 when Lebanon’s top anti-terrorism investigator was murdered along with three other people.

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