A huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, shaking buildings, shattering windows and sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky, AFP correspondents said. Preliminary reports by local Lebanese media said the blast may have been the result of an incident at Beirut port. Charbel Abboud tells us more.
A massive explosion has torn through the Lebanese capital Beirut. Dozens of people are known to have been killed in the blast with many more unaccounted for — officials say they expect the death toll to rise sharply. Many thousands of people have been injured.
