Explosion in Beirut
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My eldest just sent me that
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Saw the tweet, came straight here. Holy cow.
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That was a fucking big bang. (no gore or owt, just the docks shortly after)
Rumours abound of fireworks storage and a grain silo in the area, neither of which have a reputation for burning in a controlled manner.
Rumours abound of fireworks storage and a grain silo in the area, neither of which have a reputation for burning in a controlled manner.
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Surprised we didn’t that from here!
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There’s another video on Twitter from a different angle
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Fuck. Me! I'd already seen the article on the news but was not expecting that!
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Local news saying 10 dead, I reckon you can stick two 0’s on that.
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Apparently confiscated explosive material was stored in that area.
Seen that also stated by a BBC foreign language correspondent.
Seen that also stated by a BBC foreign language correspondent.
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Yeah, there’s a few different angles all the explosion, i guess because it was burning first and each are as incredibly scary as each other.
Cheers,
Mike.
Mike.
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Genius storing explosive material in a major city. Then again that place is run by Hezbollah isn’t it...
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The most amazing thing for me is seeing the debris rise off the ground - I thought that was just a Hollywood bollocks special effect!
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Wow, that’s one hell of a lot of energy!!
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Unbelievable destructive power to produce that sound level so far away. I knew it was coming but it still made me jump.
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Friend's husband is Lebanese. He's from Beirut. Family is safe, they're still tracking down friends. Awful situation.
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Apparently it could be heard 150miles away in Cyprus.
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