aci25:UPDATE: The explosion in Beirut killed at least 25 people and wounded over 2,500, says Leban
aci25: UPDATE: The explosion in Beirut killed at least 25 people and wounded over 2,500, says Lebanon’s health minister. Officials say all hospitals there are full. Casualties and injuries are expected to rise, with many believed buried under the rubble. UPDATE: At least 10 people were killed by an explosion in Beirut, security officials told @reuters Lebanese security official announces that “explosive material” was stored in a warehouse in Beirut’s port (a very heavily populated area). Israel has long accused Hezbollah of storing explosive weapons in downtown Beirut. At least 15 people killed and hundreds more injured. The cause and total casualties are unknown“Dozens” wounded, say officialsWitnesses report people hit by flying glass, debrisExplosion heard 150 miles away in Cyprus -- source link