Israa Seblani’s long white veil trailed behind her. She gazed downward as the camera captured her smile and panned to her train, draped around her feet in a lacy circle. She was just hours away from her wedding ceremony.As Seblani, 29, posed for her wedding video, an explosion tore through the city — leaving more than 145 dead, thousands injured and dozens more missing — devastating much of central Beirut and blowing windows from their frames for miles.
“At the moment I was taking that picture, life was so normal,” she said, describing the square near downtown Beirut, which was bustling with people dining in restaurants and shopping. “And in just a matter of seconds, the sky turned from blue to pink, and there was heavy smoke in the sky.” When she got to her feet, the square was filled with shattered glass and people covered in blood, crying out for help. Seblani said that in the moment, she thought the area was under attack and she and her husband would be killed.
“And the photographer told me, ‘It’s Lebanon, you know. It’s OK. Nevermind,’” he said. “And after that I heard an explosion like I’d never heard in my whole life.” After composing themselves, Seblani and Sbeih drove to their home in the city and realized they had a choice to make: whether to go ahead with the wedding.
On Wednesday, a day after the blast, the couple returned to the square. Seblani wanted to go back, she said, because it still didn’t feel real.
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