By Xinhua
Beirut : At least ten people, including a senior police officer were killed in a powerful explosion in a Christian neighborhood in eastern Beirut on Friday morning, the pan-Arab al-Jezeera TV reported.
The Lebanese private Future TV also reported the ten deaths, saying that Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) Capt. Wissam Eid was among the victims, adding Wissam Eid is a senior officer with the ISF’s Intelligence Bureau.
Charred bodies could be seen at the site of the blast on the outskirts of Beirut, said the report.
Earlier, local LBC TV reported that the huge blast, which targeted a military vehicle in the Chevrolet neighborhood northeast of Beirut, left at least three person dead and 16 injured.
TV footage shows huge plumes of black smoke rising from the area and several cars burning.
During the latest three years Lebanon has been rocked by a series of blasts, starting with the Oct. 1, 2004 assassination attempt against Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamade.
The most recent attempt occurred on Jan. 15, when a U.S. Embassy vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in northern Beirut, killing three and wounding 21 others.