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Sep 16, 2022 · Here are a few surprising, harrowing details about the Beirut Barracks Bombing. 1. The bomb was the largest non-nuclear explosion since World War II. A truck filled with 12,000 pounds of TNT drove ...
Oct 23, 2023 · Oct. 23 will mark the milestone 40th anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 241 U.S. service members stationed in the Lebanese capital. Irene Loewenson. The city and the base are working ...
Displaced. ≈300,000. On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. A cargo of 2,750 tonnes of the substance (equivalent to ...
Jan 2, 2024 · De Riviere declined to comment on whether the attack in Beirut was a violation of the UN Charter and a breach of Lebanon’s territorial integrity. live-orange 2 Jan 2024 - 22:10
Aug 5, 2020 · A pair of explosions, the second much bigger than the first, struck the city of Beirut early Tuesday evening, killing at least 154 people, wounding more than 5,000 and causing widespread damage ...
Aug 11, 2020 · The explosion's shockwave blew out windows at Beirut International Airport's passenger terminal, about 9km (5 miles) away from the port. The blast was also heard as far away as Cyprus, about 200km ...
Aug 4, 2020 · 4 August 2020. The moment a huge explosion rocked Beirut has been captured from many angles. A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than ...
