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Lebanon mourns victims of twin suicide bombings

Schools and universities shut across the country after twin explosions kill at least 43 people and injure more than 200.

The Lebanese flag flies at half-staff above the entrance of the parliament building in downtown Beirut on Friday in a sign of mourning after two blasts on Thursday hit a residential and commercial area in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. [Jamal Saidi/Reuters]
The Lebanese flag flies at half-staff above the entrance of the parliament building in downtown Beirut on Friday in a sign of mourning after two blasts on Thursday hit a residential and commercial area in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. [Jamal Saidi/Reuters]
13 Nov 2015

Lebanon has held a national day of mourning after two suicide bombers killed at least 43 people and wounded more than 200 others in a busy shopping street in southern Beirut.

Schools and universities across Lebanon shut on Friday as the country mourned the victims of the twin explosions, killed late on Thursday in one of the worst attacks in years in Lebanon.

“Soldiers of the Caliphate” were responsible for the bombings, according to a statement allegedly posted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which was published a few hours after Thursday’s blasts.

Lebanese army soldiers and forensic inspectors examine the site of the two explosions. [Aziz Taher/Reuters]
Lebanese army soldiers and forensic inspectors examine the site of the two explosions. [Aziz Taher/Reuters]
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At least 43 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded in the attack. [Hasan Shaaban/Reuters]
At least 43 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded in the attack. [Hasan Shaaban/Reuters]
Schools and universities remained closed on Friday after Prime Minister Tammam Salam announced a national day of mourning. [Aziz Taher/Reuters]
Schools and universities remained closed on Friday after Prime Minister Tammam Salam announced a national day of mourning. [Aziz Taher/Reuters]
Residents stand next to barbed wire as Lebanese army soldiers secure the area at the site of the two explosions. [Aziz Taher/Reuters]
Residents stand next to barbed wire as Lebanese army soldiers secure the area at the site of the two explosions. [Aziz Taher/Reuters]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [ISIL] claimed responsibility for one of the worst attacks in years in Lebanon. [Nabil Mounzer/ EPA]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [ISIL] claimed responsibility for one of the worst attacks in years in Lebanon. [Nabil Mounzer/ EPA]
The bombings came at a busy time in the evening when the streets were full of families gathering after work. [Bilal Hussein/AP]
The bombings came at a busy time in the evening when the streets were full of families gathering after work. [Bilal Hussein/AP]
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Lebanon's prime minister held an emergency meeting with ministers and military chiefs on Friday as his country mourned. [Nabil Mounzer/EPA]
Lebanon's prime minister held an emergency meeting with ministers and military chiefs on Friday as his country mourned. [Nabil Mounzer/EPA]
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