A restaurant damaged by an explosion in Downtown Beirut, Jan. 27, 2024. (Credit: Photo sent to the OLJ by the Internal Security Forces)
A gas leak caused an explosion Saturday morning at the AMI restaurant in the Beirut Souks in Downtown, a spokesperson for the Internal Security Forces (ISF) told L'Orient-Le Jour, adding that there were no injuries in the blast.
According to some local media outlets reporting on the explosion, the restaurant "is new and was preparing to open its doors" to customers. The ISF could not confirm this information.
A gas leak caused an explosion Saturday morning at the AMI restaurant in the Beirut Souks in Downtown, a spokesperson for the Internal Security Forces (ISF) told L'Orient-Le Jour, adding that there were no injuries in the blast.According to some local media outlets reporting on the explosion, the restaurant "is new and was preparing to open its doors" to customers. The ISF could not confirm this...