Officials expected the death toll to rise sharply as emergency workers dug through rubble across a swathe of the city to rescue people and remove the dead. It was the most powerful blast to hit Beirut in years, making the ground tremble.
A security source said victims were being taken for treatment outside the city because Beirut hospitals were already packed with wounded. Red Cross ambulances from the north and south of the country and the Bekaa valley to the east were called in to cope with the huge casualty toll. Footage of the explosion shared by residents on social media showed a column of smoke rising from the port district followed by an enormous blast, sending a ball of white smoke and fireball into the sky. Those filming the incident from high buildings 2 km from the port were thrown backwards by the shock.
Hariri was killed in another huge blast on the waterfront, although on that occasion it was caused by a truck bomb.Internal Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim, touring the port area, said he would not pre-empt investigations. An Israeli official said Israel, which has fought several wars with Lebanon, had nothing to do with the blast.
Avete capito come si organizzano le migrazioni di massa?
Do you think Russia had something to do with it since it belonged to them which has been there for 3 years think about it
FiercePenelope The cause is Hezbollah.
This has Israel written all over it. Always causing war, death, mayhem and havoc.
Israel and US did this.
That last statement that “Israel PM said they’ve nothing to do with the explosion” First of all I’m not saying he does but what make you believe he will tell the truth?
Jesus... this is horrible. Awful. Just awful. Prayers for all affected.
Israel will pay for this unprovoked attack.
Lol...Israel: It wasn’t us
_Nanzunga_ I love Lebanese food 😳
Israel are behind this, they have thrown 2missiles into to the port where there was storages of nitrate chemicals, so that caused this explosion.
If this is because of explosives in the building, who the hell puts that much explosives middle of the city.
How do firefighters just disappear? Somethings going on. 🤔
Wtf happened?
There's no way this is fireworks. See the mushroom in the explosion?
Should have been a real nuke
💔💔💔
There were two explosions. The first was grey with fireworks and the second was the larger red one (next door?) followed by a large white cloud which instantly rose and disappeared.
Let's pray united 🙏🙏😢😢😢😢
Rip those firefighters 😢
😭😭😭
Looks nuclear by the looks of the orange mushroom?
Scary stuff😦
Omg 🙏🏽
Incredible
Mossad?
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