Beirut strike 'so powerful it was felt across the city'

An eight-storey building in Lebanon's capital was destroyed when it was struck without warning, the BBC's Hugo Bachega says.

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The eight-storey structure was completely destroyed without warning, as people were sleeping in the capital's densely-populated Basta district, the BBC's Hugo Bachega said.

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 60 injured, according to Lebanon's health ministry.

The Israeli military made no immediate comment about the Basta strike.

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