At least two people were killed in an explosion in a building in a small Lebanese village near the coastal city of Tyre, in Lebanon, sources said on Monday evening.

The building is reportedly the home of senior Hizbullah official, Abd al-Nasser Issa. It was unclear if the Hizbullah official was one of the two people said to be killed in the incident or whether he was hurt at all.

Hizbullah has been warning its senior officials against assassination attempts, Channel 10 said.