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Old 05-08-2020, 11:36   #12
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy View Post
The explosion is reported to be approximately 1/5 the size of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb and the largest in peacetime.

The devastation is unbelieveable.

The videos on-line seem to show a smaller initial explosion with red smoke just before the main blast.
The sad thing is, the smaller explosion would have peaked peoples interest, perhaps have them stood at windows in nearby building looking to see what was happening, and then the big blast would have come.
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