Video: Massive Explosions Rock Beirut, Lebanon (Update)

Update

UPDATE (19:40 CEST): Both Israel and Hezbollah denied responsibility for two massive explosions in Beirut. According to media authorities are considering a version that the explosion was caused by some confiscated materials that were stored in the port area.

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On August 4, two major explosions rocked the port of the Lebanese capital of Beirut causing the large-scale devastation wreaked in the surrounding area and multiple casualties.

The estimated number of casualties is already over 100 people.

A large number of buildings, including offices and apartments, were damaged or completely destroyed. According to social media reports, may may have been caused by the explosion of a fireworks storage.

Nonetheless, authorities are yet to officially reveal the cause of the incident.