Some reports said up to 12 people were killed in the explosion on Friday night, while others denied there had been any fatalities at all. There were reports of around a dozen injuries.
The Hamas source told the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper that the blast was caused by a fire. The newspaper said prosecutors have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the explosion.
Arms stored for the terror group exploded in the Burj Shamali refugee camp in the port city of Tyre on Friday night.
A Lebanese security official said on Friday that authorities had no exact numbers of the casualties but that there could be as many as 12 dead. READ MORE
