ISIS Suicide Bomber Blows Up Part of Beirut Hotel: Official
Source: NBC News
An apparent suicide bomber blew up a section of a Beirut hotel on Wednesday, killing one and severely injuring several Lebanese security officers involved in a raid on the hotel in search of terrorists believed tied to Islamic State of Syrian and al-Sham (ISIS), officials said.
The bomber appeared to be the only fatality, sources said, although at least four security officers were wounded.
The explosion sent flames and a dark cloud of black smoke billowing out of the third-floor windows of the Duroy Hotel in the Raouche district, a well-heeled neighborhood that borders the Mediterranean Sea.
An official in the general security department told the Associated Press that security forces were raiding the hotel when the suspect on the fourth floor detonated explosives in his hotel room. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
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