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Beirut, Aug 5 (EFE), (Camera: Wael Hamzeh).- Rescue workers continue searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a massive explosion hit the port area of Beirut on Tuesday.According to media reports, at least 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 were injured after an explosion, caused by over 2,500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse.FOOTAGE OF THE AREA WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE.

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