Deadly Beirut blasts hit Hezbollah stronghold

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At least 37 people have been killed and 181 injured in two explosions in the Lebanese capital Beirut, officials say.

The blasts hit the southern suburb of Burj el-Barajneh, a stronghold of the Shia Hezbollah movement.

A statement purporting to be from the so-called Islamic State group said that it carried out the attack.

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