Death toll rises to 9 with nearly 60 injured, Lebanese health ministry says

 

Ambulances arrive at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on September 20. 

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At least nine people have died and 58 others have been injured in a strike on southern Beirut, Lebanon’s health ministry said.

At least eight of the hospitalized are in critical condition, it said. 

The strike flattened a multistory building in a residential neighborhood.

A CNN team at the scene saw a frantic mass effort to rescue people from underneath the rubble.