Beirut has been on edge for days ahead of an anticipated Israeli attack in reprisal for occupied Golan Heights attack for which Hezbollah has denied involvement.
Israel has launched an air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs in what the Israeli military said was retaliation for a rocket attack three days before.
A loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising above the southern suburbs - a stronghold of the Hezbollah - at around 1640 GMT, a Reuters witness said.
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