Report: Female suicide bomber believed to have set off explosion in Beirut suburb

Media are reporting that a Beirut suburb was rocked Monday night by an explosion:

I just heard a big ass fucking explosion in beirut.. And it's not your everyday explosion, even in Lebanon standards.

— S. Rifai (@THE_47th) June 23, 2014

https://twitter.com/hassan_chamoun/status/481179943930314753

https://twitter.com/hassan_chamoun/status/481180236936003584

@beirutreporter Gunfire too.

— James Wright (@JamesWr60729527) June 23, 2014

1 killed 14 injured at the moment in #explosion that hit #Tayouneh.#Beirut Wounded to Rasoul Hospital on Tariq al-Matar @AlMayadeenNews

— James Wright (@JamesWr60729527) June 23, 2014

Another eyewitness says the car detonated when it stopped at army checkpoint 'very close to' a cafe where ppl watching World Cup. #Beirut

— Patrick Galey ??‍♂️ (@patrickgaley) June 23, 2014

MTV reports the suicide bomber is a woman.#Beirut #Lebanon

— James Wright (@JamesWr60729527) June 23, 2014

Injured and dead &damaged buildings in latest #beirut #explosion allegedly caused by car driven by a suicide bomber #Lebanon

— Dalal Mawadدلال معوض (@dalalmawad) June 23, 2014

Details are still sketchy, but photos purportedly from the scene are circulating widely:

Smoke from explosion over Beirut #Lebanon now believed to have targeted LAF checkpoint via @zein105 . Marks of #ISIS pic.twitter.com/oZiOuNZRax

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) June 23, 2014

A pic circulating now showing clearly the explosion that took place a while ago in Tayyouneh / Dahieh.#Beirut pic.twitter.com/IxXzFoSkGh

— Sara Assaf (@SaraAssaf) June 23, 2014

إنفجار في منطقة الطيونة في بيروت قرب مقهى أبو عساف
pic.twitter.com/mdePMFmaIo

— James Wright (@JamesWr60729527) June 23, 2014

@THE_47th It is pic.twitter.com/Uo6lC7NByL

— العملاق اللطيف علي ? (@aliialhasani) June 23, 2014

Another picture RT "@MhdDankar: الصورة عبر ال MTV pic.twitter.com/NtF3CA22Ma"

— James Wright (@JamesWr60729527) June 23, 2014

Massive explosion in #Beirut believed to have targeted LAF checkpoint via @zein105 pic.twitter.com/1atFyKRQ2g
Gunfire heard too.

— James Wright (@JamesWr60729527) June 23, 2014

Live feed showing army, Hezbollah and protesters around site of tonight's car bomb blast, south #Beirut: pic.twitter.com/6aBrxcs3HD

— Patrick Galey ??‍♂️ (@patrickgaley) June 23, 2014

Pictures from the #explosion of #beirut pic.twitter.com/JgjOEnRnXB

— رامز القاضي (@ramezelkadi) June 23, 2014

RT@LisaDaftari The wreckage of a car reportedly used in a blast in a #Beirut suburb, a short while ago. pic.twitter.com/6clmys4Zkc

— James Wright (@JamesWr60729527) June 23, 2014

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Update:

More from Al-Arabiya English columnist Joyce Karam:

What we know: 1-Female suicide bomber in #Lebanon 2-Car was Mercedes 3-15 injured 4-Original target could have been crowded coffeeshop

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) June 23, 2014