Reports Say A Massive Explosion Just Rocked Beirut

The capital city of the country of Lebanon just experienced a massive explosion on Tuesday afternoon according to initial reports being covered in the media.
Tons of video coverage of the incident is being plastered across Twitter and the footage is absolutely terrifying.
Here’s more from The Daily Wire:
https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1290678580897251330b
Stunning video shows explosions just minutes ago at Beirut port pic.twitter.com/ZjltF0VcTr
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) August 4, 2020
According to the Associated Press, the massive explosion appears to have occurred near the sea port, which connects the capital city to the Mediterranean Sea.
Videos circulating from purportedly after the blast show destruction in the city, although it is not clear how close these videos were taken in proximity to the site of the explosion.
The souks in downtown Beirut- an upscale shopping area. Totally wrecked. pic.twitter.com/AqIOJLzNTO
— DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) August 4, 2020
This is shocking, and not even close to the last site. https://t.co/DJ9xPnqDuu
— DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) August 4, 2020
Here’s to hoping that injuries during this explosion were minimal and that investigators are able to get to the bottom of things as to what might have caused this to happen.
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