Israel targets Beirut's southern suburbs
Aug. 13, 2006

Two large explosions shook Beirut Sunday around 7 p.m. (noon ET) and video on Lebanese media showed clouds of smoke rising above the city's southern suburbs.

It was the second Israeli strike on southern Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.

Around 3 p.m. (8 a.m. ET), CNN staff heard more than 15 explosions as well as jets overhead. The Lebanese media reported that the afternoon strikes targeted the neighborhoods of Rwais, Mamoora, Gallerie Semaan, Bourj Al-Barajne, and Kafaat. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli attacks were aimed at Hezbollah's leadership, adding that none of the militia's top leaders were believed to have been in the area at the time. A Lebanese army source said several buildings were damaged and a number of families are trapped underneath the rubble. (Posted 12:33 a.m.)

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