Lebanon Explosion Video, Lebanon Explosion Today, Lebanon Explosion The Way Happened. While the cause of the explosion was not clearly known, Lebanon’s internal security chief Abbas Ibrahim said the site of the blast in the port area of the city was housing highly explosive materials.
The explosion has released shockwaves through the city, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky.
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Few moment after the blast, ambulances continued to carry away the wounded as army helicopters helped battle fires raging at the port. Officials expect the death toll to rise
73 people at least have been killed and nearly 4,000 wounded in a powerful explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, leaving much of it a wrangled mess.
The massive explosion on Tuesday at Beirut’s port sent shockwaves across the city, causing widespread damage to buildings and shattering windows even on the outskirts of the capital.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
Officials linked the explosion to some 2,700 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were being stored in a warehouse at the port for six years.
