Alwaght- ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide blasts that have killed at least 41 people in the Lebanese capital Beirut as Hezbollah Islamic resistance movement vows that war on terror is will continue.
Two suicide bombers detonated their explosive belts on Thursday in the area of Borj al-Barajneh in Beirut Southern suburb, leaving at least 41 martyrs and 200 injured.
Media reports mentioned that the explosions occurred in Ain al-Sikkeh street and that the first suicide bomb was carried out 5 minutes earlier and 20 meters away from the second one.
The Lebanese army issued a statement in which it indicated that two suicide bombers blew themselves up on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Ain al-Sikkeh street in Borj al-Barajneh in Beirut Southern Suburb and that the dead body of a third terrorist who failed to blow himself up was found on the scene of the second blast.
The Internal Security Forces said two men on foot set off suicide vests in front of a shopping center.
ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the twin suicide blasts and posted the names of 3 suicide bombers; two of them are Palestinians and the third is Syrian.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah has vowed to continue with its battle against terrorists after the blasts in southern Beirut.
What happened here is a crime... this battle against terrorists will continue and it is a long war between us," Hussein Khalil, an assistant to the movement's leader, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, said from the site of the terror attack.
In a related development, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari denounced the attack and offered the Islamic Republic's condolences to the Lebanese government and nation.
In a statement, he noted that the diverse Lebanese society is a symbol of unity and resistance, and expressed hope that the Lebanese people, Hezbollah and the army will stand united against extremist groups and terrorism.”
Foreign backed ISIS terrorist group currently control parts of Syria, Iraq and Libya. These terrorists target all communities, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians, Izadis and others, as they continue their atrocities and crimes against humanity.
The Syrian government says the US and its regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Israeli regime -- are supporting the terrorists operating inside the Arab country.