The Lebanese army said that first explosion was caused by a suicide attacker driving a motorcycle. The second suicide attacker was driving a 4×4 vehicle. The first bomb targeted the embassy gates while the second, which was much larger, struck yards away about two minutes later.

“The sheer scale of the destruction is an indication as to how powerful the explosives were,” reported Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr from near the site, “with over five buildings damaged by the blasts.”…

The Lebanese army said that first explosion was caused by a suicide attacker driving a motorcycle. The second suicide attacker was driving a 4×4 vehicle. The first bomb targeted the embassy gates while the second, which was much larger, struck yards away about two minutes later.

“The sheer scale of the destruction is an indication as to how powerful the explosives were,” reported Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr from near the site, “with over five buildings damaged by the blasts.”