[News] Major explosion in Beirut

[Acker79]

Breaking news, of an explosion at a port in Beirut. Already seeing footage on twitter

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53656220

 

[Smirko]

Looks like the port area, might be the Israelis taking out an arms shipment?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Wow! That just vaporised half the district.

I can't even begin to think what the death toll from that will be. Many will simply never be found I should imagine.

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

 

[The Wizard]

Holy ****


Reminds me of that Chinese power plant(?) blowing up like a nuclear bomb that was caught on camera. Astonishing.


This one

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=993wlZ6XFSs

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Lebanese health minister blaming a fireworks factory or shipment... Yeah "fireworks"

 

[pasty]

'kin 'ell

Absolutely horrific.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Christ, that looks enormous

 

[Easy 10]

Jesus, that is horrendous.

As a side note, if you've not yet watched Once Upon a Time In Iraq, you really should. 5-parter an hour a piece on BBC iPlayer, an in-depth study of the invasion of Iraq from start to finish and the aftermath, from the viewpoint of journalists, photographers, victims, soldiers, a commanding officer and many more. People who were there on the ground, and footage you just don't see on the news. Some of the stuff from Mosul and Fallujah...well. And the interview with a captured ISIS grunt...bloody hell.

Essential viewing.

 

[AmexRuislip]

That's bad

 

[Bry Nylon]

Jesus, that is horrendous.

As a side note, if you've not yet watched Once Upon a Time In Iraq, you really should. 5-parter an hour a piece on BBC iPlayer, an in-depth study of the invasion of Iraq from start to finish and the aftermath, from the viewpoint of journalists, photographers, victims, soldiers, a commanding officer and many more. People who were there on the ground, and footage you just don't see on the news. Some of the stuff from Mosul and Fallujah...well. And the interview with a captured ISIS grunt...bloody hell.

Essential viewing.

Agree with all of that. On last night's episode I found the relationship of almost mutual respect between Saddam (after he was captured) and the US soldier guarding him during his trial strangely compelling.

 

[Sheebo]

Horrible watch

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Grim. That's one helluva blast and shock wave ...

https://twitter.com/tobiaschneider/status/1290670226934243329

Hopefully, the casualties numbers aren't as high as we might think.

 

[vegster]

Bloody hell !!!! That looks awful, you can see small secondary explosions crackling away in the smoke and then.... Kapow ! It really is SOME explosion, dread to think what the death toll will be.

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

Wow......

Do you remember way back when in the 1980s when Beirut was in the news ALL THE TIME due to the unrest in the city? Stuff like this was going off all the time.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Reported to be a fireworks factory?

 

[Juan Albion]

Bloody hell !!!! That looks awful, you can see small secondary explosions crackling away in the smoke and then.... Kapow ! It really is SOME explosion, dread to think what the death toll will be.

If the reports it might have been a fireworks factory are true, those crackling secondary explosions would make sense.

 

[Gabbafella]

Wow! That is horrific.
I hope the casualties are minimal.

 

[fly high]

Very similar to the fireworks factory which went up near Lewes a few years back

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Lebanese health minister blaming a fireworks factory or shipment... Yeah "fireworks"

Out of interest why do you disbelieve it ? I’m finding the BBC coverage a bit strange. They are reporting it as an accident in a fireworks factory but seem a little disappointed . Currently asking passers by if it reminds them of past explosions.