A hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century. Level and has woken up to a large parts of beirut in a racket just an explosion tore through the capital the red cross says at least 100. 00 people have been killed and more deaths are expected thousands have been wounded rescue workers have been searching for missing people through the night the explosion happened at a port warehouse near a busy commercial district the government says about 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate had been stored there for years the blast was felt 160 kilometers away in cyprus countries around the world offering help then a quarter in beirut begins our coverage. A massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital 6. The blast sent shock waves across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings. And injuring hundreds. The streets were filled with panic and confusion. So you are all. My call was down there it rolled over i think my injuries all because of the loss the loss cut me up my call was like this on abo
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