Preliminary reports by local Lebanese media said the blast may have been the result of an incident at Beirut port.
Two huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, August 4, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
The port zone was cordoned off by the security forces, allowing access only to a string of ambulances, fire trucks and people whose relatives were working inside the devastated area. Online footage from a Lebanese newspaper office showed blown out windows, scattered furniture and demolished interior panelling.
The explosions also come as Lebanon awaits the verdict on Friday, August 7, on the 2005 murder of former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri, killed in a huge truck bomb attack.
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