The massive explosion occurred near Beirut, Source of explosion unknown
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There has been a video of a massive explosion and its shock wave on all the social media platforms. And it is claimed to be from Beirut, Lebanon.
Here is the video of the explosion:
So far these are the updates:
– Lebanese Red Cross official Georges Kettaneh says there are hundreds of casualties
– The cause is still unknown
– Lebanon’s internal security chief says the blast was in a port area with highly explosive material – Explosion heard from 150 miles away
According to a tweet from Reuters state that Lebanon’s internal security chief tells reporters the blast was in a port area with highly explosive material, not explosives