It is not yet clear what exactly caused the explosion
A huge explosion in Beirut, Lebanon has left buildings destroyed and many people injured.
It is not yet clear what caused it to happen, with no evidence of a terror attack.
Footage posted on Twitter below shows the devastating impact of the blast, which caused a mushroom cloud of smoke to cover the city.
Hospitals in Beirut are understood to be overwhelmed with casualties.
https://twitter.com/FadyRoumieh/status/1290669185715118086?s=20
https://twitter.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1290678410172411909
Reuters news agency quotes sources as saying 10 bodies have been pulled from the wreckage.
https://twitter.com/no_itsmyturn/status/1290667660691341312?s=20
There are reports coming out of Lebanon suggesting the cause of the blast could have been a chemical storage facility having caught on fire.
This comes at a politically tense time in Lebanon, following recent protests against the government's handling of an economic crisis.
