BEIRUT. – According to official date, 8 people died, while 110 were injured as a result of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon occurred on Friday, Editor-in-Chief of Aztag Daily Shahan Kandaharian told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Among the injured there is an Armenian boy, unofficial data claims. Kandaharian also stated that the goal of the terrorist act is already known, he was one of the heads of the Lebanese Special Service.

Earlier the agency reported that a huge explosion occurred in the Lebanese capital city Beirut.