A shattered Beirut emerges from the rubble, stunned and wounded in aftermath of a catastrophic explosion that hit an already ailing city
The resulting footage, which was widely shared on social media, shows a ball of fire and smoke rising above Beirut and a white shockwave engulfing everything around it.
Ammonium nitrate is an odourless crystalline substance that has been the cause of numerous industrial explosions over the decades. The blast destroyed numerous apartment buildings, leaving 300,000 people homeless at a time when many Lebanese have lost their jobs and seen their savings evaporate because of a currency crisis.
A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020.
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