Author Topic: 'Beirut blast: Many injured as large blast rocks city'  (Read 571 times)

Nearly Sane

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'Beirut blast: Many injured as large blast rocks city'
« on: August 04, 2020, 05:45:34 PM »
The videos of this are quite extraordinary


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53656220

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Re: 'Beirut blast: Many injured as large blast rocks city'
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2020, 06:18:35 PM »
So tragic! :o
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Re: 'Beirut blast: Many injured as large blast rocks city'
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2020, 07:17:38 PM »
Just heard about this. A couple of my Facebook friends marked themselves safe, which was the first I heard of it, so I went to BBC News.

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Re: 'Beirut blast: Many injured as large blast rocks city'
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2020, 05:27:07 PM »
Friend's mother is in the city, that's where she is from, but is safe.


Utterly devastating for Lebanon though in so many ways.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53659282
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