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Massive explosion blasts Beirut, killing at least 25 and thousands of injuries.
The capital of Lebanon, Beirut had a massive explosion near the center of the city, killing at least 25 people and injuring at least 2,500. It also sent extreme, immense shockwaves across the capital and the rest of the neighboring cities, causing windows to shatter and broken glass to fall. Another problem was that apartment balconies fell to the ground when the shaking took place. This is the most powerful explosion to hit Beirut in years, causing many of the residents to think that this was an earthquake. Many of the people right now are looking if everyone is fine and trying to find what they can of the remainings. Lebanon’s interior minister states that initial information indicated that what went off was highly explosive material, that had been seized a long time ago, it has been stored for a long time and blew up. Others suggest that this was an industry error. The broadcaster Mayadeen says that what went off were tonnes of nitrate. Footage of the explosion shows multiple columns of smoke rising and then an enormous blast that made white smoke and a fireball. The footage is seen going backwards because the people filming the incident were pushed backwards. At least 10 people were taken to the hospital and hundreds more were injured. The Lebanese president called for an emergency meeting of the country’s Supreme Defense Council. Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for a day of mourning on Wednesday. It is still unclear what set the explosion. The governor of Beirut had said in a statement that a team of firefighters were near the scene and had disappeared when the explosion took place. France says that they are ready to help the Lebanese president if anything is needed to help the overwhelming hospitals. There have been many bombings in Lebanese since 2007 according to news agency Reuters.
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The capital of Lebanon, Beirut had a massive explosion near the center of the city, killing at least 25 people and injuring at least 2,500. It also sent extreme, immense shockwaves across the capital and the rest of the neighboring cities, causing windows to shatter and broken glass to fall. Another problem was that apartment balconies fell to the ground when the shaking took place. This is the most powerful explosion to hit Beirut in years, causing many of the residents to think that this was an earthquake. Many of the people right now are looking if everyone is fine and trying to find what they can of the remainings. Lebanon’s interior minister states that initial information indicated that what went off was highly explosive material, that had been seized a long time ago, it has been stored for a long time and blew up. Others suggest that this was an industry error. The broadcaster Mayadeen says that what went off were tonnes of nitrate. Footage of the explosion shows multiple columns of smoke rising and then an enormous blast that made white smoke and a fireball. The footage is seen going backwards because the people filming the incident were pushed backwards. At least 10 people were taken to the hospital and hundreds more were injured. The Lebanese president called for an emergency meeting of the country’s Supreme Defense Council. Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for a day of mourning on Wednesday. It is still unclear what set the explosion. The governor of Beirut had said in a statement that a team of firefighters were near the scene and had disappeared when the explosion took place. France says that they are ready to help the Lebanese president if anything is needed to help the overwhelming hospitals. There have been many bombings in Lebanese since 2007 according to news agency Reuters.
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