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Aug 6, 2020, 20 tweets

"Added to the food crisis and fallout from the explosion is the increasing bite of U.S. sanctions, mostly targeted at Syria, but also hitting its Lebanese neighbor."
by @AlanRMacLeod
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In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.
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#BeirutBlast #Beruit #LebanonExplosion #Lebanon

Citizens ride their scooters and motorcycles pass in front of a house that was destroyed in Tuesday’s massive #explosion in the seaport of #Beirut, #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.
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#BeirutBlast #Beirut_Explosion #LebanonExplosion

#PrimeMinister #HassanDiab, in a short televised speech, has appealed to all countries and friends of #Lebanon to extend help to the small nation, saying: “We are witnessing a real #catastrophe.”
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People walk by storages destroyed by an explosion that hit the seaport of #Beirut #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.
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A #Lebanese army #helicopter throw water at the scene where an #explosion hit the seaport of #Beirut, #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.
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People evacuate wounded after of a massive #explosion in #Beirut, #Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.
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A couple drives past destruction after a massive explosion in #Beirut, #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.
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#Lebanese #soldiers search for survivors after a massive #explosion in #Beirut, #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.
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People stand in front of a destroyed building near the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. A massive explosion rocked #Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital.
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A general view of the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The massive #explosion rocked #Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital.
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This photo shows a general view of the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of #Beirut, #Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.
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Massive #explosions rocked #downtown #Beirut, #Lebanon on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris.
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Wounded people are evacuated after a massive explosion in #Beirut, #Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive #explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital.
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Civilians carry a victim at the #explosion scene that hit the seaport, in #Beirut #Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.
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Smoke rises from a massive explosion in Beirut, #Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown #Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors.
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#BeirutBlast #Beirut_Explosion #LebanonExplosion

An injured man walks at the explosion scene that hit the seaport, in Beirut #Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown #Beirut on Tuesday. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris.
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#Lebanese man helps an injured man who was wounded by an #explosion that hit the seaport, in #Beirut #Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.
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People help a man who was wounded in a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris.
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#BeirutBlast #LebanonExplosion #BeirutExplosion #lebanonblast #Lebanon_Explosion

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