The sister of Ali Khadra (R), a man that was killed by a car bomb explosion that occurred on Thursday, reacts during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs January 4, 2014. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A statement in the name of the al Qaeda-linked militant group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide bombing in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut that killed at least five people two days ago.
The purported ISIL claim, which also warned of further attacks, came in a statement responding to an offensive against the group by rival forces in northern Syria over the last two days in which dozens of people have been killed.
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