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Blast rocks Hezbollah suburb in Beirut

Smoke rises behind buildings from the site of an explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs, on Aug. 15.
Smoke rises behind buildings from the site of an explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs, on Aug. 15.Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
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Lebanese civilians and emergency personnel gather at the site of a car bomb between the Bir el-Abed and Roueiss neighborhoods, in the southern suburb of Beirut on Aug. 15.
Lebanese civilians and emergency personnel gather at the site of a car bomb between the Bir el-Abed and Roueiss neighborhoods, in the southern suburb of Beirut on Aug. 15.AFP - Getty Images

By Paul Nassar and Alastair Jamieson, NBC News

A powerful car bomb rocked a southern Beirut suburb Thursday, killing at least 18 people near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group, Hezbollah, witnesses and officials said.

The blast also damaged five surrounding buildings and other cars.

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A Hezbollah civil defense worker walks past a burnt car at the site of a car bomb explosion in southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 15.
A Hezbollah civil defense worker walks past a burnt car at the site of a car bomb explosion in southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 15.Hussein Malla / AP
Lebanese citizens and Hezbollah supporters gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion in southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 15.
Lebanese citizens and Hezbollah supporters gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion in southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 15.Hussein Malla / AP
People are evacuated from a building at the site of a car bomb blast in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 15.
People are evacuated from a building at the site of a car bomb blast in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 15.Wael Hamzeh / EPA
Lebanese emergency personnel evacuate the body of a man from the site of a car bomb between the Bir el-Abed and Roueiss neighborhoods, in the southern suburb of Beirut on Aug. 15.
Lebanese emergency personnel evacuate the body of a man from the site of a car bomb between the Bir el-Abed and Roueiss neighborhoods, in the southern suburb of Beirut on Aug. 15.AFP - Getty Images
Supporters of Hezbollah try to extinguish the fire from burning cars at the site of a car bomb in Beirut's southern suburbs, on Aug. 15.
Supporters of Hezbollah try to extinguish the fire from burning cars at the site of a car bomb in Beirut's southern suburbs, on Aug. 15.Stringer / Reuters
Smoke rises behind buildings from the site of an explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs, on Aug. 15.
Smoke rises behind buildings from the site of an explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs, on Aug. 15.Mohamed Azakir / Reuters
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