By Xinhua
Beirut : Four people were killed and 10 others injured Wednesday in a car explosion near the Christian town of Baabda, east of Beirut, the official National News Agency reported.
The Lebanese Committee of the Red Cross has rushed to the scene to send the injured to hospital, said the report, adding that the explosion also left more than five cars in fire.
Baabda is the site of Lebanon’s presidential palace and many embassies.
The cause of the blast is yet to be determined.