Photos: Twin suicide bombings outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut
November 19, 2013
A Lebanese man tries to pull a dead body out of a burned car, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing several, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. The blasts in south Beirut's neighborhood of Janah also caused extensive damage on the nearby buildings and the Iranian mission. The area is a stronghold of the militant Hezbollah group, which is a main ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the civil war next door. It's not clear if the blasts are related to Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Flames rise from the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. At least 22 people were killed in a double bomb attack outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut, including an Iranian cultural advisor, government sources told AFP. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524799045 )
Lebanese men remove a dead body from a burned car, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. The blasts in south Beirut's neighborhood of Janah also caused extensive damage on the nearby buildings and the Iranian mission. The area is a stronghold of the militant Hezbollah group, which is a main ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the civil war next door. It's not clear if the blasts are related to Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
A Lebanese man helps an injured domestic worker, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. The blasts in south Beirut's neighborhood of Janah also caused extensive damage on the nearby buildings and the Iranian mission. The area is a stronghold of the militant Hezbollah group, which is a main ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the civil war next door. It's not clear if the blasts are related to Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese firefighters hose down smoldering vehicles at the site of explosions close to the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. Two explosion rocked southern Beirut on 19 November near the Iranian embassy, killing at least 17 and injuring 60 others according to latest reports. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
Lebanese Red Cross members carry a blanket-wrapped body at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. reports vary regarding fatalities but at least 15 people are believed to have been killed in south Beirut, a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
A general view of the scene after a number of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, early 19 November 2013. Reports vary regarding fatalities but at least 15 people are believed to have been killed in south Beirut, a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
Lebanese men stand in front of burned cars, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon )
A general view of the scene after a number of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, early 19 November 2013. Reports vary regarding fatalities but at least 15 people are believed to have been killed in south Beirut, a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
Lebanese firefighters hose down smoldering vehicles at the site of explosions close to the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. Twenty people are believed to have died in the attack. South Beirut including the area around the embassy is regarded as a Hezbollah stronghold and has been hit by several attacks recently. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
Lebanese rescue teams and security forces inspect at the scene of a blast near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. Reports vary regarding fatalities but at least 15 people are believed to have been killed in south Beirut a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
Lebanese rescue teams and security forces inspect at the scene of a blast near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. Reports vary regarding fatalities but at least 15 people are believed to have been killed in south Beirut a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
Two men stands over a dead bodies at the scene after a number of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. The death toll from a double suicide bombing near the Iranian embassy in Beirut has risen to 23, including at least two Iranian citizens, the Lebanese Health Ministry says and about 146 others were wounded. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BOMB BLASTS )
Two Lebanese men react in front of burned cars, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese soldiers and civilians gather around a body at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. The death toll from a double suicide bombing near the Iranian embassy in Beirut has risen to 23, including at least two Iranian citizens, the Lebanese Health Ministry says and about 146 others were wounded. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BOMB BLASTS )
A general view of the scene after a number of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. Reports vary regarding fatalities but at least 15 people are believed to have been killed in south Beirut a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
A Lebanese man runs in front of a burned car, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicides explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, early 19 November 2013. EPA/Nabil Mounzer ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicides explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, early 19 November 2013. EPA/Nabil Mounzer ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
A general view of the scene after a number of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. Reports vary regarding fatalities but at least 15 people are believed to have been killed in south Beirut a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH ( LEBANON BLASTS )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicides explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, early 19 November 2013. EPA/Nabil Mounzer ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicides explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicides explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
A general view shows the damage at the scene of two suicide explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
A Lebanese man carries an injured Asian domestic worker, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( APTOPIX Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicide explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, early 19 November 2013. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicide explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
Lebanese policemen inspect the scene of two suicide explosions near the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2013. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER ( LEBANON IRANIAN EMBASSY BLAST )
Lebanese army investigators inspect at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing nearly two dozen, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese people gather at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese army investigators inspect at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing nearly two dozen, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese people gather at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
A Lebanese man runs in front of burned cars, at the scene after two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
A Lebanese soldier and citizens help an injured man on the ground, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese people gather at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese Red Cross workers, pull a body from the inside of a car at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese citizens carry a dead body, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Two Lebanese men remove a dead body from a burned car, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Hezbollah civil defense workers, help an injured man, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese men remove a dead body from the ground in front of burned cars, at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
Lebanese Red Cross workers, pull a body from a car at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy killing many, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) ( Mideast Lebanon Explosion )
The body of a victim of a powerful blast in Beirut is covered with a cloth at the scene of the explosion near the Iranian embassy in which at least 10 people were killed on November 19, 2013, according to police and security sources. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524797669 )
Lebanese rescue teams and security forces gather at the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in the southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 524798307 )
Flames rise from the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in the southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524798400 )
Hezbollah and Iranian security along with Municipal police detain a suspect in Bir Hassan neighbourhood in the southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524798679 )
Flames rise from the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in the southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524798693 )
People gather at the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524798938 )
People gather at the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524799145 )
A man gestures at the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 524799397 )
A Member of the Lebanese army talk on the phone at the site of a blast in Bir Hassan neighborhood in southern Beirut on November 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images ( 524797642 )
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