Scores And More Feared Dead After Huge Explosion In Beirut, Lebanon

Scores of people are reportedly killed and several thousands more injured 
after a huge explosion rocked the port area around 6 PM
and sent shockwaves across the city destroying structures and buildings. 

Israel was quick to release statement denying any involvement in the blast. 
​Mohammed Fahmi, Lebanon's interior minister,
said the explosion was apparently caused by ammonium nitrate
​that was stored in a warehouse at the port. 
The death toll as well as the injuries were likely to rise in the coming hours. 

Like other countries in the world, 
Lebanon is plagued by an upsurge of COVID-19 cases 
causing businesses to close and the economy as a whole to collapse. 
This incident is adding more to the problem.

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Beirut explosion latest:

• Cause of blast remains unknown
• Several officials quoted as saying explosives were being stored in warehouses at port
• Prime Minister Hassan Diab declares Wednesday a "national day of mourning"

Live updates: https://t.co/O0vIt6IOMA pic.twitter.com/fMJtwBwJNg

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 4, 2020

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Beirut blast latest:

- Large explosion hits Lebanese capital, Beirut
- Cause of blast, near the city's port, not yet known
- Lebanon's health minister, Hamad Hasan, has spoken of many injuries and extensive damage

Live updates: https://t.co/O0vIt6IOMA pic.twitter.com/os5IAhwJ0Z

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 4, 2020

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A large number of people are reportedly injured after a huge explosion ripped through the port area of Beirut, shattering glass for miles aroundhttps://t.co/ZN6PesbuJ8 pic.twitter.com/Yvsi68uLXJ

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 4, 2020

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The port of #Beirut before and after today’s devastating explosion. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/6cUziBEdKz

— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) August 4, 2020

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2750 tons of ammonium nitrate (mostly utilized as a fertilizer) was stored at the Beirut port, ammonium nitrate has an RE factor of 1/0.74 compared to TNT. Meaning the explosion likely had a yield of 2 kilotons TNT equivalent, effectively the yield of a tactical nuclear warhead. pic.twitter.com/HguORaWxOf

— Kosmonaut Hegel (@Kosmonaut_Hegel) August 4, 2020

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This is the most terrifying frame of the Beirut explosion.

This is horrifying. pic.twitter.com/xh3ifTdVYa

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 4, 2020