Scale and cause of blast still being assessed but multiple injuries expectedFull report: Huge explosion in Beirut shatters windows and rocks buildings5.34pm BSTHere is another video from a different angle, apparently taken on a boat in the sea.In the footage, you can hear a man shouting “go! go!” in Arabic as the boat speeds away from the blast.UNVERIFIED: Footage from Beirut explosion pic.twitter.com/UGao8444dr5.28pm BSTPlease bear in mind that this is a developing event and very little has been confirmed.Videos posted on Twitter show what appears to be smoke, possibly from an initial blast, and then a second, giant explosion that reverberates across the city.A video I received on WhatsApp of the scalr of explosion in #Beirut, confirming it was at the port. pic.twitter.com/bIkcyfsi0o5.23pm BSTHello,Oliver Holmes here. You will have seen reports of the massive explosion at Beirut’s central port that has been felt far across the city. We will be following live developments here. The scale of the blast and its effects are still being assessed. Many are feared injured.Related: Huge explosion in Beirut shatters windows and rocks buildingsContinue reading...

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Hospitals struggle to cope with thousands of wounded after huge blast ripped through the capital’s portBeirut explosion: latest updatesWhat we know so far‘We’re cursed’: shock and despair in Beirut as explosion devastates cityLebanon, a nation for decades crippled by chaos and conflict, is in mourning after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut’s port on Tuesday killing more than 70 people and injuring 4,000.The full scale of the calamity was laid bare when the capital woke on Wednesday with rescue teams searching through the debris of ruined neighbourhoods for the missing, and hospitals struggling to cope with the influx of casualties.A video I received on WhatsApp of the scalr of explosion in #Beirut, confirming it was at the port. pic.twitter.com/bIkcyfsi0oRelated: Crisis upon crisis: blast rocks a Lebanon already on its kneesThis is a video that I received from another angle - the person who shot it is OK.

Remember; many people usually jog/walk on the Beirut waterfront (close to the explosion).

Many people thought they just were documenting a big fire in the sea port. #Lebanon #beirutblast pic.twitter.com/CpuUgKAvLVContinue reading...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has visited the Lebanese Embassy in Tehran to express his condolences following last week’s devastating blast at Beirut Port which has now claimed the lives of 200 people and wounded at least 5,000. “Dr Zarif presented his condolences on the tragic incident that befell Beirut on the 4th of August,” tweeted Lebanese Ambassador Hassan Abbas. “He also expressed Iran’s readiness to provide support in the rebuilding and reconstruction process.” Dr. Zarif presented his condolences on the tragic incident that befell Beirut on the 4th of August, and expressed Iran’s readiness to provide support in the rebuilding and reconstruction process. #Lebanon #Iran #Beirut @JZarif pic.twitter.com/Ga7zpSnfra — Hassan Abbas (@Hassan3Abbas) August 9, 2020 Tehran’s Ambassador in Lebanon, […]

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