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Beirut explosion: At least 135 people dead and 5,000 injured
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August 5, 2020
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6:19Now PlayingA warning: there are distressing images right from the start of this report.
The famously resilient soul of Beirut trampled unmercilessly once more. (Subscribe)
Amongst the rubble and twisted steel the need for accountability: port officials where the chemicals were stored have been put under house arrest and the country, which has seen its share of political unrest this year has been placed under a two week state of emergency.
The explosion happened in the port area of the city centre: on one side the Mediterranean, on the other - tightly knit residential and commercial districts.
The destruction from the shockwaves was both immediate and all-encompassing.
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