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On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.
Aug 11, 2020 · The Lebanese government has resigned amid growing public anger following a devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August that killed at least 200 people and injured around 5,000 others. Here is...
Aug 4, 2020 · A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000 others, the health minister says. Videos show smoke billowing from a fire, then a mushroom ...
Aug 4, 2020 · Lebanese hospitals have been overwhelmed after an explosion struck Beirut’s port on Tuesday, killing at least 137 and wounding 5,000. Four hospitals were damaged in the blast. Lebanon recorded...
Aug 5, 2020 · The Lebanese government has resigned amid growing public anger following a devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August that killed at least 200 people and injured around 5,000 others. Here is...
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Sep 9, 2020 · An initial explosion sends a smoky mix of partially combusted ammonium nitrate into the sky, an inefficient blast that suggests “that it wasn’t set off on purpose,” said Jimmie Oxley, a chemistry...
Oct 14, 2021 · Tensions in Lebanon over an investigation into last year's devastating explosion at Beirut's port have spilled over into violence, with clashes leaving at least six people dead.
