Lebanon: At least 13 Dead as Explosion Rocks Palestinian Refugee Camp

At least 13 refugees were confirmed dead on Friday after an explosion rocked a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon.

A Lebanese military source reported on Friday evening that a huge explosion occurred in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, which resulted in several injuries, according to eyewitnesses.

Several people were wounded; their number has not yet been determined.

The explosion occurred on Friday evening in an ammunition and weapons depot in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, according to a military source and residents.

A military source stated that "a fire in a warehouse of ammunition, weapons and foodstuffs belonging to Hamas led to the huge explosion," noting that the reasons for the outbreak of the fire were not yet clear.

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The explosion resulted in injuries, according to the residents and the military source, who were not able to determine their number.

The source stated that the outbreak of the fire was not yet clear.

A camp official denied that the warehouse contained ammunition, pointing out that the warehouse contained gas bottles and oxygen devices.

France 24's correspondent in the Lebanese capital, Joel Maroun, stated that the Lebanese National News Agency reported that there were deaths in the explosion.