There has been a massive explosion at the port facilities in Beirut Lebanon.
According to Lebanese media, ambulances were transporting hundreds of injured people to local hospitals and dozens may have been killed in the incident.
The source of the explosion was unclear. LBCI Lebanon News claimed that a fire had broken out at the port and then triggered an explosion of a nearby warehouse storing fireworks. According to Al-Mayadeen, the explosion occurred in a warehouse storing benzine, a flammable chemical. According to the Daily Star, two explosions were reported at the port.
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This post has been updated with additional tweets