Several explosions rocked a Palestinian refugee camp in the Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, according to residents who spoke to the Associated Press news agency by phone. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said there were an unspecified number of deaths from the blast.
The explosion occurred at a reported Hamas weapons depot, security sources told Reuters news agency, prompting ambulances to rush to the scene.
Rescue workers at the scene say the explosion injured around a dozen people, according to Reuters. Local media and civil defense workers also claim there were no fatalities.
Initial reports suggested the incident began with a fire in a diesel tanker before spreading to a nearby mosque controlled by Hamas.
Footage shared by local media showed a number of small, bright red flashes above the port city, followed by a blast and the sound of glass shattering.
