At least 22 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion

Lebanese army soldiers, civil defense members, and rescuers are seen at the site of a fuel tanker explosion in Akkar, in northern Lebanon, on August 15, 2021.[Reuters, Omar Ibrahim]

At least 22 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health minister said.

Military and security sources said that the army had seized a fuel storage tank hidden by black marketeers and was in the midst of handing out gasoline to residents when the explosion took place.