Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured following massive explosions that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction in Lebanon's capital city. The Lebanese health minister said at least 50 people were killed and 2,700 more were injured, according to The Associated Press. ADVERTISEMENTThe Lebanese government did not immediately identify the source of the explosions in the city's port area. Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, speaking with Israeli N12 television news, denied that Israel had anything to do with the explosions, Reuters noted. Stunning video shows explosions just minutes ago at Beirut port pic.twitter.com/ZjltF0VcTr — Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) August 4, 2020ADVERTISEMENTVideo from SkyNews shows cars upturned from the force of the blast amid the destruction.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 04, 2020 15:45 UTC