Israeli jets are carrying out huge sonic booms over Beirut, witness

An aerial view from an airplane window shows the Lebanese capital Beirut

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli jets are carrying out huge sonic booms over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, during a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday, a Reuters witness said.

Lebanese residents, already on edge following this week's blasts across the country that the group blamed on Israel, were panicked fearing a major escalation.

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily, Writing by Nayera aAbdallah, Editing by Michael Georgy)