Chaos and damage in Beirut after Israeli air strike

Smoke seen rising from above the Lebanese capital, as building is damaged and crowds of people gathered outside.

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Footage posted on social media, including a video filmed by BBC Persian's Nafiseh Kohnavard, shows smoke rising above the Lebanese capital and damage to a block of flats.Emergency services are on the scene as crowds gathered outside.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati has criticised "blatant Israeli aggression" against the city but Israel says Shukr was the target of an "intelligence-based elimination" by fighter jets in the Beirut area.

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