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Explosion in Beirut, Lebanon leaves many people injured

Published 18:21 4 Aug 2020 BST

Updated 18:59 4 Aug 2020 BST

Reuben Pinder
Explosion in Beirut, Lebanon leaves many people injured

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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.

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