Shrapnel from intercepted Iranian missile hits north of Beirut, Lebanese sources say

Record ID: 2368876

  • Title: Shrapnel from intercepted Iranian missile hits north of Beirut, Lebanese sources say
  • Date: 24th March 2026
  • Summary: SAHEL ALMA, LEBANON (MARCH 24, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LEBANESE SOLDIERS STANDING NEAR DAMAGED BUILDING AFTER A SHRAPNEL FROM AN INTERCEPTED IRANIAN MISSILE MADE IMPACT IN LEBANON'S SAHEL ALMA ACCORDING TO LEBANESE SECURITY SOURCES EXTERIORS OF THE DAMAGED BUILDING / PEOPLE GATHERING  DAMAGE LEBANESE SOLDIERS STANDING NEAR DAMAGED BUILDING DEBRIS DAMAGED WINDOW INTERIOR
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  • Keywords: AFTERMATH INTERCEPTION IRAN ISRAEL LEBANON SAHEL ALMA
  • Location: SAHEL ALMA, LEBANON
  • City: SAHEL ALMA, LEBANON
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001703624032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A building in Lebanon's Sahel Alma was damaged after an Iranian missile was intercepted over Lebanese airspace for the first time on Tuesday (March 24), three senior Lebanese security sources said, with two of them saying a foreign naval vessel was responsible for the interception.
    The Lebanese news agency reported that shrapnel from an interception fell over a series of towns north of Beirut, leaving some people with minor injuries.
    Sahel Alma is a Christian town north of Beirut, an area that had not yet been targeted in the expanding war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah.
    There were no immediate reports of casualties in the town of Sahel Alma. Witnesses in the area told Reuters they heard several blasts and saw white smoke emanating from the town.
    (Production: Mahmoud Hassano, Joelle Kozaily)
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