Incredible close in view of the explosion in Beirut today#Lebanon #Beirut pic.twitter.com/5nhD4pZzMj
— CNW (@ConflictsW) August 4, 2020
A MASSIVE explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday.
The National News Agency reported that the explosion was at a warehouse for “firecrackers” near the port.
More than 78 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured, including serious lying, in a huge explosion that rocked Beirut’s port on Tuesday afternoon.
On Tuesday, an explosion was heard in the Lebanese capital. Clouds of smoke were seen rising heavily in the sky of the capital following the explosion. The bang arrived in Cyprus.
In an urgent development, a steamer caught fire off the port of Beirut after the huge explosion, and it was not known if it had passengers or workers on it.
An officer at the scene asked journalists to leave the entire port area for fear of an explosion. Many containers in the harbour seemed to have turned into rubble.
National mourning in Lebanon on Wednesday
For his part, Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on the Supreme Council of Defense for an emergency meeting tonight, Tuesday, at Baabda palace to discuss the Beirut bombing.
A Powerful explosion has occured in Beirut. It's not yet clear what caused the blast. #Beirut pic.twitter.com/h7ayT5DKdK
— Sputnik Insight (@Sputnik_Insight) August 4, 2020
Al-Hadeth from Jordan reported (translated):
Security sources said two explosions occurred in Beirut, leaving one wounded. The Lebanese Minister of Health also confirmed that a large number of people were injured.
The site of the accident was reportedly inside the Port of Beirut, specifically Ward 12, a warehouse for explosives.
The massive explosion damaged the glass of buildings in most parts of Beirut, and injured hundreds of people.
Massive, massive explosion in Beirut. Here's the instant of the blast. pic.twitter.com/1hgAbgAJ2k
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 4, 2020
My brother sent me this, we live 10 KM away from the explosion site and the glass of our bldgs got shattered. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/MPByBc673m
— Abir Ghattas (@AbirGhattas) August 4, 2020
Possible causes of Beirut explosion:
• Firecrackers exploded due to large and negligible production ( Al Jazeera)
• The warehouse was stored with benzene ( Al Mayeeden)
• A Hezbollah missile store was targeted near the Beirut port (Al Hadath) pic.twitter.com/zouqdvub74— Rag?p Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 4, 2020
Speechless #Beirut #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/57f2MQdNH9
— Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) August 4, 2020
Unbelievable footage. Huge blast by any standards. Voice heard clearly references an initial explosion before the second ??#Beirut #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/zB2GR2LTM1
— Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) August 4, 2020
#Lebanon’s PM Hassan Diab speaks to the nation in a televised address following the #Beirut explosions that have killed at least 30 people and injured 3,000 others.https://t.co/rjM4qNErhZ
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) August 4, 2020
Look at this video at the 10 second mark!!!
Those aren’t fireworks!
INSANE VIDEO—
BREAKING: Massive explosion rocks Beirut; reports of many injured pic.twitter.com/7CY6jK5YDu
— BNO News (@BNONews) August 4, 2020
Turns out there were two blasts, here’s the documentary evidence | pic.twitter.com/4Nug4azYkJ
— Mike (@Doranimated) August 4, 2020
A unique angle of the #Beirut, #Lebanon Port Explosion showing the scale and power of the shockwave caused. pic.twitter.com/jkM0fOkgsV
— Aurora Intel – #StayHome (@AuroraIntel) August 4, 2020
Lebanese Interior Minister Mohamed Fahmy told Al-Jadeed television on Twitter that “the high explosives that were in Ward 12 were ammonium nitrate” and asked customs why they were there.
Lebanese Public Security Director Abbas Ibrahim said Tuesday night that the explosion in Beirut’s port in the afternoon was caused by ” highly explosive” materials.
In Tel Aviv, an Israeli official said that his government had nothing to do with the Beirut port explosion.
The Lebanese media also reported that the prime minister’s daughter, wife and several of his advisers were slightly injured.
A number of UNIFIL personnel were injured by the explosion at the Beirut port while on board a ship off the port and Israel informed UNIFIL that it would open the Naqura border crossing to bring them to an Israeli hospital for treatment.
Trump calls #BeirutBlast a "terror attack" and it was a "bomb" according to his "Generals" #Beirut #BeirutExplosions pic.twitter.com/QK4Qm1Ko0W
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) August 4, 2020
My sisters father just sent us this video from Beirut. Wow. pic.twitter.com/SzsQ1pojl6
— tiffany chanel (@mamaxcollins) August 4, 2020
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— ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ??? ?? (@AlArabiya) August 4, 2020
This looks like the end of the world in Lebanon.
Shocking first video emerges after #Beirut explosion.pic.twitter.com/pHy3iUIGar
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 4, 2020