Photos and videos from Beirut’s southern suburbs circulating on social media and in local media showed people lying on the pavement with wounds on their hands or near their pants pockets.

He said many of the victims had injuries to their faces, hands and stomachs. He said one of those killed was an 8-year-old girl. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

At least nine dead ‘including eight year-old girl’ in mass Lebanon attack - A Hezbollah official claimed the detonations was the ‘biggest security breach’ in nearly a year of war with Israel