An al Qaeda-linked group says it was behind deadly twin bomb blasts in the southern suburbs of Beirut this morning.<br /><br />At least three people have been killed and dozens injured.<br /><br />It was rush-hour in the Lebanese capital when suicide attackers in cars or on motorbikes struck in an area controlled by Shi’ite Hezbollah.<br /><br />The militant Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility, saying the Iranian cultural centre was the target. Iran’s embassy was attacked in November. <br /><br />Tehran backs Hezbollah which has sent fighters into Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fight the uprising there.<br /><br />Radical Sunni Islamists sympathetic to the rebellion have pledged to attack Hezbollah on Lebanese soil and this is the latest in a string of car and suicide bombings.<br /><br />LEBANON: BEIRUTPhoto: Anadolu AgencyLEBANON: BEIRUTPhoto: Anadolu AgencyLEBANON: BEIRUTPhoto: Anadolu Agency<br /><br />#Explosion #Lebanon : confirmed 2 suicide attacks of which one close to Iranian culturel centre in Beirut @Annahar pic.twitter.com/5wT4iNBzgB— Elijah J Magnier (@EjmAlrai) February 19, 2014
