Read on Twitter
This is horrific. #Beirut is not catching a break. The economic meltdown, the pandemic, and now this. https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1290675854767513600
The blast radius
The explosives had apparently been confiscated and stored there since 2013
This is disturbing https://twitter.com/mgdowney/status/1290745190039396352?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgdowney/status/1290745190039396352
Plenty of wild speculation, some calling it an Israeli airstrike, others saying it was a Hizbullah missile factory. There is no evidence of either. Best to keep your imaginations in check. Peoples lives are at stake.
Between 50-70 reported dead and up to 3,000 injured. Really tragic. The dead include at least two Syrian refugees. https://twitter.com/Elizrael/status/1290739689402634242
Emerging info on what happened: https://twitter.com/Josiensor/status/1290749177157345285
Here is the original maritime news report about the confiscation of the Rhosus, from which the explosives came. https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2014/4194/crew-kept-hostages-floating-bomb-mv-rhosus-beirut/?fbclid=IwAR2ab4bwxj1VgR-j61h9NXNIiRgeDZewdg5wN4tI_uP8v40_kn3xgf_3hqc
