A massive explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people and blowing out windows in buildings across the city, CNN reports. The source of the explosion was initially believed to be a major fire at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port in Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reported. JUST IN: Massive explosion in #Beirut, Lebanon at a building housing fireworks. One Beirut resident who was several kilometers away from the site of the blast said her windows had been shattered by the explosion. “The apartment shook horizontally and all of a sudden it felt like an explosion and the windows and doors burst open.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 04, 2020 17:15 UTC