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WATCH: Beirut priest and parishioners dodge falling stained glass as church collapses around them (VIDEO)

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Livestream video captured the exact moment a priest and his parishioners were forced to duck and dodge falling debris before fleeing for their lives as their church was consumed by the powerful Beirut port explosion. … Read More >WATCH: Beirut priest and parishioners dodge falling stained glass as church collapses around them (VIDEO)

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Lebanon ARRESTS ALL port officials as images are thought to reveal the poorly stored ammonium nitrate which blew up Beirut

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After a colossal port explosion rocked the capital city of Beirut, the Lebanese government has decided to put all officials who oversaw storage and security there since 2014 under house arrest, until investigations are complete. … Read More >Lebanon ARRESTS ALL port officials as images are thought to reveal the poorly stored ammonium nitrate which blew up Beirut

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Before and after: Russian space agency satellite images capture shocking destruction caused by Beirut explosion

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Never has the trite cliche about a picture painting a thousand words been more true than stunning before-and-after satellite images, snapped by Roscosmos, which capture the utter devastation caused by the Beirut port blast. … Read More >Before and after: Russian space agency satellite images capture shocking destruction caused by Beirut explosion

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The cargo that blew up Beirut: Sailor REVEALS troubled history of doomed ship that brought TONS of explosive fertilizer to Lebanon

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The explosion that devastated Beirut has been linked to a mishandled ammonium nitrate cargo confiscated from a foreign ship. Now a former crew member tells RT the vessel, owned by a dodgy businessman, was a disaster in the making. … Read More >The cargo that blew up Beirut: Sailor REVEALS troubled history of doomed ship that brought TONS of explosive fertilizer to Lebanon

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Ticking time bomb? Explosive stash that devastated Beirut was there since 2014, PM says, vowing to punish those responsible

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As Lebanon’s PM Hassan Diab picked through the rubble in his Beirut office, he promised that those responsible for a devastating warehouse explosion that destroyed much of the city would “pay the price.” … Read More >Ticking time bomb? Explosive stash that devastated Beirut was there since 2014, PM says, vowing to punish those responsible

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HRW chief jumps to blame Hezbollah for devastating Beirut blasts – and backpedals immediately

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Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth was quick to join a social media chorus blaming Hezbollah for deadly explosions in Beirut on Tuesday. Perhaps realizing the claim lacked a shred of evidence, he soon deleted it. … Read More >HRW chief jumps to blame Hezbollah for devastating Beirut blasts – and backpedals immediately

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‘Catastrophe’: Lebanese PM pleads for help as 70+ confirmed dead & thousands injured in Beirut blasts

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Lebanon’s health minister has confirmed over 70 deaths following explosions in the country’s capital, with thousands more injured. The blasts are under investigation with early reports linking it to stored fireworks and chemicals. … Read More >‘Catastrophe’: Lebanese PM pleads for help as 70+ confirmed dead & thousands injured in Beirut blasts