 At least 20 people had been killed and 79 injured in a fuel-attacked explosion in the Akar region in northern Lebanon. The Lebanese Red Cross said this on its Twitter account early on Sunday. Lebanon is suffering from a severe fuel shortage leading to long lines at gas stations and extended blackouts. Military and security sources said the Lebanese Army had seen a hidden fuel storage in the town of Atalil and was in the midst of handing out gasoline to residents when the explosion took place. Eyewitnesses say about 200 people were nearby at the time of the explosion. There were differing accounts as to the cause of the explosion. Local Jadid TV channel reported from eyewitnesses that an individual who ignited the lighter was the cause. The father of another casualty at the hospital said he had two other sons he still hadn't located. The Red Cross said its teams were still searching the explosion site, sharing on Twitter a photo of several people walking inside a large crater.