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Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger

05-08-2020 22:29 Investigators probing deadly blast that ripped across Beirut focus on possible negligence in the storage of tons of a highly explosive fertiliser in a waterfront warehouse.

LEBANON EXPLOSION

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

05-08-2020 00:11 More than 70 were killed and 3,000 injured as a massive explosion rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital.