Hundreds wounded in Beirut powerful explosion

A few of the strongest explosions in the port of Beirut destroyed entire coastal infrastructure. According to preliminary data, 10 people were killed and more than a hundred people were injured. The cause of the explosion, according to Lebanese media, could be a fire on one of warehouses with pyrotechnics or ship on which there were fireworks.

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