Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands Photogallery

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More than 70 people were killed and thousands were injured in two enormous explosions that devasted the port in Beirut, Lebnon. The blasts sent an orange fireball into the sky, flattened the harbourside and shattered the windows kilometeres away.

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Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (AFP)

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man carries away an injured girl while walking through debris past in the Achrafiyeh district in the centre of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020, following an explosion at the nearby port of Beirut. (AFP)

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A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (AFP)

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A man evacuates an injured person after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

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Smoke rises in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

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Civilians help to evacuate an injured sailor from a ship which was docked near the explosion scene that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

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Debris is seen on a main road in Beirut at sunset following a twin explosion that shook the port of Lebanon's capital on August 4, 2020. (AFP)

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People evacuate a wounded person after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

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People gather by cars destroyed following an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (AFP)

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Lebanese army soldiers stand while behind a helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (AFP)

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