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Live video of aftermath....
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Lebanon - Huge explosion in Beirut - August 4, 2020 - Approx. 150 are dead, 5,000 injured, tens of thousands homeless
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sharon sanders
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Before and after huge explosion....
sharon sanders
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Huge explosion rocks Lebanon's capital Beirut: Live updates
Hundreds wounded in huge explosion that ripped through Lebanese capital, according to the country's health minister.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...163620414.html
Hundreds wounded in huge explosion that ripped through Lebanese capital, according to the country's health minister.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...163620414.html
sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
I don't know anything about Lebanon politics but apparently an important politician was killed.
The secretary-general of Lebanon's Kataeb Party died Tuesday after succumbing to wounds suffered during the explosions that rocked Downtown Beirut, local media reported.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...xplosions.html
The secretary-general of Lebanon's Kataeb Party died Tuesday after succumbing to wounds suffered during the explosions that rocked Downtown Beirut, local media reported.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...xplosions.html
sharon sanders
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الجزيرة - عاجل
@AJABreaking
عاجل | مدير عام الأمن العام اللبناني: ما حصل ليس انفجار مفرقعات بل مواد شديدة الانفجار كانت مصادرة منذ سنوات
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Urgent Director-General of the Lebanese Public Security: What happened is not a bomb explosion, but a high-explosive material that was confiscated years ago
12:51 PM ? Aug 4, 2020?AJAEditorialApp
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Riam Dalati
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An audio message from the wife of an official (private WhatsApp group) claims the blast was due to 'utter negligence'. Ammonium Nitrate was 'salvaged from a sinking ship' about 12 years ago and stored at 'Hangar 12, one of #Beirut harbour's biggest'.
1:39 PM ? Aug 4, 2020?Twitter for Android
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A 'health and safety' check done 6 months ago revealed 'the extremely dangerous and volatile circumstances' the NaNo3 was stored in. 'This is extremely volatile material which is liable to ignite at any time, especially in circumstances of excessive heat or humidity'
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She quotes her husband as having told her what the health and safety report said at the time. Unfortunately, our entire harbour is on fire, so I don't think an independent verification can authenticate the ongoing NaNo3 salvage narrative.
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sharon sanders
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The Lebanese health ministry says at least 73 people have been killed while 3,700 are wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...163620414.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...163620414.html
sharon sanders
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BBC Breaking News
@BBCBreaking
Lebanese president blames 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left in warehouse unchecked for six years for devastating Beirut blast Latest: http://bbc.in/3kj9EfJ
@BBCBreaking
Lebanese president blames 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left in warehouse unchecked for six years for devastating Beirut blast Latest: http://bbc.in/3kj9EfJ
Emily
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Here's a video from DW. The suffering caused by this is horrifying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqKn_3iJOP4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqKn_3iJOP4
NaNO3 is sodium nitrate. Ammonium Nitrate would be NH4NO3. Ammonium nitrate would have more explosive potential than sodium nitrate because of the second nitrogen atom; much of the energy released comes from the formation of the highly stable N2 molecules in the reaction. Wondering which chemical the tweets intend to refer to; translation and formatting may be an issue.
Ammonium nitrate is what Timothy McVeigh used in his bomb in Oklahoma City in 1995.
Ammonium nitrate is what Timothy McVeigh used in his bomb in Oklahoma City in 1995.
sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Millers fear for Lebanon’s food security after Beirut explosion
Jacob Boswall, Al Arabiya EnglishWednesday 05 August 2020
Tuesday’s explosion in the port of Beirut may have long-lasting impacts on Lebanon’s precarious food security, wheat importers fear.
The blast, which killed dozens and injured hundreds on Tuesday, appeared to have significantly damaged Lebanon’s national wheat silos, situated in the port.
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But more concerning than the damaged goods is Lebanon’s ability to continue importing essentials such as wheat. Only 16.9 percent of Lebanon’s wheat supply is grown locally, making Beirut’s largest port an important lifeline for the country.
more..
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/fea...explosion.html
Jacob Boswall, Al Arabiya EnglishWednesday 05 August 2020
Tuesday’s explosion in the port of Beirut may have long-lasting impacts on Lebanon’s precarious food security, wheat importers fear.
The blast, which killed dozens and injured hundreds on Tuesday, appeared to have significantly damaged Lebanon’s national wheat silos, situated in the port.
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But more concerning than the damaged goods is Lebanon’s ability to continue importing essentials such as wheat. Only 16.9 percent of Lebanon’s wheat supply is grown locally, making Beirut’s largest port an important lifeline for the country.
more..
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/fea...explosion.html
sharon sanders
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Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh resigned from parliament during a live interview on Al Arabiya, saying that he no longer felt honored to be part of an “ineffective government” following the deadly explosions that erupted in the port of Beirut.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...ffective-.html
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...ffective-.html
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sharon sanders
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George Kettaneh, the head of the Lebanese Red Cross, has said at least 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 wounded in the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...234925493.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...234925493.html
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AFP Beirut
@AFP_Beirut
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Beirut governor Marwan Abboud to
@AFP
Up to 300,000 left homeless by Beirut blast: governor - Cost of damage from blast tops $3 bn: governor - Damage extends over half of city: governor
@AFP_Beirut
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Beirut governor Marwan Abboud to
@AFP
Up to 300,000 left homeless by Beirut blast: governor - Cost of damage from blast tops $3 bn: governor - Damage extends over half of city: governor
sharon sanders
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AFP Beirut
@AFP_Beirut
Latest death toll from #BeirutBlast is 113
4,000 injured and dozens missing (health minister)
France opens inquiry after some citizens are wounded
@AFP_Beirut
Latest death toll from #BeirutBlast is 113
4,000 injured and dozens missing (health minister)
France opens inquiry after some citizens are wounded
Just a disgusting case of dereliction of duty by all involved, the ship owner as well as the port authorities.
http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/08/04/beirut-port-explosion-in-close-proximity-witness-video/
There have been a number of ammonium nitrate disasters, this is just the latest, So the risk was well known, but no one was willing to act.
http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/08/04/beirut-port-explosion-in-close-proximity-witness-video/
There have been a number of ammonium nitrate disasters, this is just the latest, So the risk was well known, but no one was willing to act.
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WHO dispatches 20 tonnes of supplies to support Beirut
Updated 21:37, 06-Aug-2020
CGTN
A plane carrying 20 tonnes of supplies from the World Health Organization (WHO) landed in Lebanon's capital Beirut Wednesday.
WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office said on Twitter that the supplies will "support treatment of patients suffering from injuries and burns as a result of the massive blast."
...Three hospitals in Beirut are not able operate and two hospitals are partially damaged due to the impact of the blast...
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-08-...plies-to-support-Beirut-SJInqK51Is/index.html
Updated 21:37, 06-Aug-2020
CGTN
A plane carrying 20 tonnes of supplies from the World Health Organization (WHO) landed in Lebanon's capital Beirut Wednesday.
WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office said on Twitter that the supplies will "support treatment of patients suffering from injuries and burns as a result of the massive blast."
...Three hospitals in Beirut are not able operate and two hospitals are partially damaged due to the impact of the blast...
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-08-...plies-to-support-Beirut-SJInqK51Is/index.html
sharon sanders
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The head of Lebanon’s Customs Department has been ordered to remain in custody and his predecessor was arrested in connection with the Beirut explosions, the state-run news agency said Friday.
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On Tuesday, massive explosions killed at least 150 people, wounded over 5,000 and demolished buildings across the capital.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...-arrested.html
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On Tuesday, massive explosions killed at least 150 people, wounded over 5,000 and demolished buildings across the capital.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...-arrested.html
sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Massive protests about the explosion and the apparent dereliction of duty of port officials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOKLBRJiSRs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOKLBRJiSRs
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Lebanon health minister: Cabinet resigns over Beirut blast
https://apnews.com/598da05d3907aa583...source=Twitter
https://apnews.com/598da05d3907aa583...source=Twitter
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Hedwig Waltmans-Molier has died in Beirut
News item | 08-08-2020 | 10:59
It is with dismay and great sadness that we report the death of our colleague Hedwig Waltmans-Molier (1964–2020). On Saturday 8 August she succumbed to injuries sustained in the massive explosion in Beirut on 4 August.
https://www.government.nl/latest/new...died-in-beirut
News item | 08-08-2020 | 10:59
It is with dismay and great sadness that we report the death of our colleague Hedwig Waltmans-Molier (1964–2020). On Saturday 8 August she succumbed to injuries sustained in the massive explosion in Beirut on 4 August.
https://www.government.nl/latest/new...died-in-beirut