Large blast in Beirut port area shakes Lebanon's capital

STORY: A large explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday (August 4), injuring many people as glass shattered and balconies collapsed from the impact, Reuters witnesses said. Lebanon's state news agency NNA and two security sources said the blast had occurred in the port area where there are warehouses housing explosives. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast or what kind of explosives were in the warehouses. Local broadcaster LBC quoted the health minister as saying there was a "very high number" of injures and a large amount of damage. Al Mayadeen television said hundreds were wounded. SHOWS: BEIRUT, LEBANON (AUGUST 4, 2020) (KARIM SOKHN / INSTAGRAM/ KSOKHN + THEBIKEKITCHENBEIRUT - NO RESALES/ MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY KARIM SOKHN / INSTAGRAM/ KSOKHN + THEBIKEKITCHENBEIRUT / PICTURES RESTRICTIONS: NO ARCHIVES/ NO RESALES/ MUST CREDIT KARIM SOKHN / INSTAGRAM/ KSOKHN + THEBIKEKITCHENBEIRUT) 1. LARGE BLAST SHOCK WAVE FOLLOWED BY THICK BLACK SMOKE RISING AT MOMENT OF BLAST