At least 5 people were killed and more than 70 were injured when a suicide car bomber blew himself in a busy street in Beirut-Lebanon.

Thursday's explosion, the fourth such bombing in Beirut's southern suburbs known as Dahiyeh since July 2013, took place on al-Arid Street in the neighborhood of Haret Hreik.

The attack appeared to target civilians in the densely populated neighborhood packed with shops, clothing stores and restaurants.

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