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Watch the scene of a large explosion as thick smoke rises from Lebanon's capital Beirut twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
At least 10 people are dead after the Beirut explosion, Lebanese security and medical sources say reut.rs/3keuKvp
‘All the downtown area windows are smashed and there are wounded people walking around. It is total chaos’: A @Reuters witness said she saw heavy grey smoke near the port area and then heard an explosion and saw flames of fire and black smoke reut.rs/3keuKvp
JUST IN: Lebanon's internal security chief tells reporters the blast was in a port area with highly explosive material, not explosives
Lebanon's interior minister says initial information indicates highly explosive material seized years ago blew up, though the cause of explosion won't be determined until an investigation is complete graphics.reuters.com/LEBANON-SECURI…
UPDATE: More than 30 people have been killed and more than 3,000 injured in Beirut blast, Lebanon's health minister says in televised remarks reut.rs/39VGQVt
UPDATE: Death toll in Beirut blast rises to more than 50, Lebanon’s health minister says reut.rs/2ES68IT
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