Lebanon after deadly ISIS bombings in Beirut

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for one of the worst attacks in years in Lebanon.

"They targeted this place because they don't have any other way to fight us," Fouad Khaddam, a witness at the scene, told Al Jazeera. "They have run out of options ... They targeted this area because we are Shia. But let me be clear: We won't be fazed."

"Soldiers of the Caliphate" were responsible for the attack, according to a statement allegedly posted by ISIL, which was published a few hours after Thursday's blasts.