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Beirut (Lebanon), Aug 12 (EFE/EPA) - On August 4, nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in a warehouse at the Beirut port exploded, leaving 171 dead and nearly 300,000 homeless, according to official figures from the Beirut government.FOOTAGE OF AERIAL IMAGES OF THE BLAST AREA.
Beirut awoke on Wednesday morning to the aftermath of two enormous explosions that ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands. IMAGES
Smoke billows above buildings following a large explosion in Lebanon's capital Beirut. The blast, which rattled entire buildings and broke glass, was felt in several parts of the city. Its exact location is unknown. 1st IMAGES
People gather in the street at the site of explosion in Al-Musharrafiya area, in Beirut's southern suburbs. An Israeli drone struck a Hamas office killing four people, Lebanese state media said. IMAGES
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk decries the lack of accountability for the 2020 Beirut port blast, urging an international probe into the massive explosion that destroyed swathes of the city, in a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council. "It may therefore be time to consider an international fact-finding mission to look into human rights violations related to this tragedy," says Volker Türk. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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