Deadly explosion rocks Beirut

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Another tweet :



"On this video we can hear an aerial passage just before the first explosion, then a second aerial passage before the second explosion. Evidenced by the reaction of the person filming before the first explosion..."
 

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Question directed towards anyone with experience in explosives - How to perfectly detonate such a huge quantity, 2750 ton, of Ammonium Nitrate at once ?
If all the materials was parked in the same space without barriers, no problem. It's not a question of quantity in this case.
 

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"On this video we can hear an aerial passage just before the first explosion, then a second aerial passage before the second explosion. Evidenced by the reaction of the person filming before the first explosion..."
looks like the rumble was the start of the chain reaction, not an aircraft.

more over if something was suspect, macron would not have inserted himself in Lebanon so early.
 

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looks like the rumble was the start of the chain reaction, not an aircraft.

more over if something was suspect, macron would not have inserted himself in Lebanon so early.
There was nothing more to destroy.... So it's over, quiet, calm.
 

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see 0.08 : a bomb or missile from up left to center low....
 

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Massive riots in beirut..
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It's getting dangerous in downtown #Beirut

due to anti government riots: - One policeman killed so far. - 117 protesters injured/ treated at the scene. - 55 people transported to nearby hospitals.

 

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No Beirut blast inquiry request, says U.N. after Macron call for probe

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has not received any requests to investigate the deadly explosion in Beirut's port, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday after French President Emmanuel Macron called for an international inquiry.
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Initial Lebanese probes have pointed to an ammonium nitrate cargo, which was abandoned in Beirut, as the source of the blast. During a visit to Beirut on Thursday, Macron said that a transparent international inquiry was needed.
"We would be willing to consider such a request if we were to receive one. Nothing like that has been received, however," U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres could also establish an inquiry if mandated by a U.N. legislative body such as the 193-member General Assembly or the 15-member Security Council.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday that a Lebanese investigation into the blast would examine whether it was caused by a bomb or other external interference or if it was due to negligence or an accident.


Glad that President Macron is taking the lead. There is a huge risk that China is taking over Lebanon with huge loans. Hezbollah medias already hint at such a policy. Only France seems to have the political connections needed to stop that happening.
 

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