One person was killed and some 25 were wounded in a blast which took place in eastern Beirut late on Friday, a security source confirmed. The source told KUNA a 15-kilogram explosive device, placed under a car near the Byblos bank in the Christian Ashrafiya district, exploded and killed one person and wounded at least 25 others.
The victim was identified as Mike Soghomonian, a Lebanese from Armenian origin.
The blast caused big material damage to nearby buildings.
Security forces, ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene, which was cordoned off, added the source.
