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Dozens killed in Lebanese Hezbollah area - BBC News
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2:22Now PlayingAt least 37 people have been killed and 181 injured in two explosions in the Lebanese capital Beirut, officials say.
The blasts hit the southern suburb of Burj el-Barajneh, a stronghold of the Shia Hezbollah movement.
The blasts were caused by two suspected suicide bombers, local media reported.
The conflict in neighbouring Syria has worsened security and sectarian tensions in Lebanon. Southern Beirut has been targeted by Sunni militant groups in the past.
Hezbollah has fought alongside forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lebanese Sunni Muslims tend to back the Syrian opposition.
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