Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut

Associated Press ^ | August 4, 2020 | Associated Press

[k4gypsyrose]

excuse me? what does your IQ have to do with this?

[k4gypsyrose]

sending prayers up for the loss of life in this tragedy

[jjotto]

No. Long over.

[jjotto]

No. Long over.

[al baby]

Karens everywhere

[k4gypsyrose]

I said they would try and blame it on Israel, not that Israel caused the explosion. Kinda like they blame everything on trump.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The name fits once again.

[ealgeone]

Oh I agree. I was just noting Israel would be more thorough IF they wanted to take out Beirut.

[k4gypsyrose]

Darn nuke sparklers will git you every time/s

[BobL]

“No. Long over.”

Wasn’t sure, looked like a typical Ramadan celebration in that part of the world.

[Perseverando]

Try this link: https://twitter.com/search?q=beirut&src=typed_query&f=live

[Texas Fossil]

Thanks for tip on Saad Hariri.

That reinforces the Hezbollah likelihood as the perps.

Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saad_Hariri

[jjotto]

Ramadan murder toll this year was only 3500 or so.

[umgud]

Will this produce a shortage for BLM and Antifa?

[newfreep]

At 10 seconds, BIG BOOM!!!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1290678160875454465

[mfish13]

Fireworks

[shotgun]

That large shockwave would definitely turn a persons insides into jelly

[Vermont Lt]

That was my first thought. But then I asked myself who would put a fireworks factory in a busy port. So, I figured, what else makes small pops.

Then I read it was a fireworks factory in the middle of a busy port.

I am coming to love moderate zoning laws. Ha Ha.

[shotgun]

Yeah, because everyone knows that the Lebanese and Muslims in general, are big on fireworks celebrations...

[Texas Fossil]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/shocking-videos-capture-massive-explosion-that-just-rocked-the-lebanese-capital-of-beirut/ar-BB17yNBp

• A massive explosion shook the Lebanese capital city of Beirut on Tuesday, with many feared dead from the blast and shock wave.
• The cause of the blast that originated near the city's port was not immediately known. While early reports pointed to a fire at a fireworks storage facility, the director general of Lebanese intelligence suggested confiscated high-explosive materials being stored at the local port triggered the explosions.

  Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, the director general of Lebanese intelligence, dismissed the fireworks explanation as "ridiculous," attributing the blast to confiscated highly-explosive materials being stored at the local port. Local media reported that the confiscated material was sodium nitrate.

  Ibrahim said though that he would not preempt the investigation.

  A red-orange cloud, the color of which could be explained by nitrates, lingered over part of the city after the explosion. The extent of the damage is currently unknown, but local reports indicate that while the blast was focused on the port area, there was extensive, widespread damage across the city, as well as an unknown number of casualties.

  The national news agency reports that "the number of casualties is countless." Wednesday has been declared a national day of mourning.