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In photos: The aftermath of the Beirut blasts

Twin explosions wounded dozens of people and sent plumes of smoke into the skyline

Published: August 04, 2020 20:54 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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20200820 rescuers — Damaged cars are pictured in front of billowing smoke behind the grain silos at the port of Beirut following a massive explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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20200805 lebanese — A Lebanese army helicopter throw water at the scene where an explosion hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon Image Credit: AP

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20200805 lebanon — Destruction is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Image Credit: AP

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20200805 beirut — A survivor is taken out of the rubble after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Image Credit: AP

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20200805 lebanese soldiers — Lebanese soldiers search for survivors after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon Image Credit: AP

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20200805 blast — People inspect the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon. Image Credit: Reuters

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20200805 silo — The destroyed silo sits in rubble and debris after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon Image Credit: AP

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20200805 beirut blast — A view shows the damaged facade of a building following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon Image Credit: Reuters

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2020-08-04T185441Z_1822793150_RC267I9QCO16_RTRMADP_3_LEBANON-SECURITY-BLAST-(Read-Only) — Smoke is seen after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy-of-Lebanon_Explosion_76073 — Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Image Credit: AP

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Copy-of-363769416_0-6 — Firefighters rushed to the scenes of the explosions, battling blazes that saw many hurt and infrastructure damaged. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Copy-of-363769425_0-6 — Firefighters rescue people from the rubble. Many badly injured people are pouring into hospitals. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Copy-of-401572-01-02 — A wounded man is bandaged on site and then lifted on a stretcher to be taken to a hospital for medical aid. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy-of-401367-01-02 — The scenes of brutality that are filtering through from the city are disturbing. Blood and bandages are in almost every shot. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy-of-401404-01-02 — The shattered facade of a building following a twin explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy-of-Lebanon_Explosion_89593 — Lebanese security officers run towards the scene of the blasts, trying to help the wounded escape. Two explosions tore through the capital of Lebanon on Tuesday. Image Credit: AP

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Copy-of-Lebanon_Explosion_98386 — There were shards of glass and concrete in every direction as the city shook with the twin blasts. Image Credit: AP

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Copy-of-401300-01-02 — The blasts were heard as far away as Nicosia on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, 240 kilometres (150 miles) away. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy-of-2020-08-04T160812Z_1829449354_RC237I9LI75L_RTRMADP_3_LEBANON-SECURITY-BLAST — Firefighters try to quell offshoots of flame after the explosions. Image Credit: Reuters

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401613-01-02-(Read-Only) — A picture shows the scene of an explosion at the port in Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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Untitled-1 — A battlefield of iron was all that was left on some streets that were lined with cars. Image Credit: @MHasnainMughal

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402488-01-02-(Read-Only) — A destroyed silo at the scene of the explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy-of-Lebanon_Explosion_50307 — Image Credit: AP

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2020-08-04T173959Z_1996364781_RC257I9VN74A_RTRMADP_3_LEBANON-SECURITY-BLAST — A damaged vehicle is seen at the site of an explosion. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy-of-2020-08-04T170154Z_1823319801_RC257I96F6XB_RTRMADP_3_LEBANON-SECURITY-BLAST — People run for cover following an explosion in Beirut's port area. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy-of-Lebanon_Explosion_94833 — Injured stand after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Image Credit: AP

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401907-01-02 — The scene of an explosion near the the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy-of-401717-01-02 — The scene of an explosion at the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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402046-01-02 — Firefighter douse a blaze at the scene of the explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy-of-401731-01-02 — The scene of an explosion at the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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2020-08-04T185618Z_2046290851_RC267I9YC6XO_RTRMADP_3_LEBANON-SECURITY-BLAST-(Read-Only) — Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon. Image Credit: Reuters

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Beirut blasts — A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. Image Credit: AFO

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363771359_0-4 — A helicopter drops water following a large explosion. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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401899-01-02 — A general view of the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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402194-01-02 — Fires burning at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut with its cranes in the aftermath of a massive explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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402195-01-02 — Fires burning at the port of Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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402050-01-02 — A view of the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut with its cranes. Image Credit: AFP

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402382-01-02 — A general view of destruction along a street in the centre of Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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401934-01-02 — An ambulance and a civil defence vehicle stand parked at the scene of an explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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401955-01-02 — People gather by cars destroyed by the explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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402167-01-02 — A wounded man in wheeled into a hospital. Image Credit: AFP

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402200-01-02 — Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence stand outside a vehicle on the side of a road. Image Credit: AFP

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402214-01-02 — A wounded man receives help outside a hospital. Image Credit: AFP

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402063-01-02 — People gather near the scene of the explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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402292-01-02 — A man in wheeled into a hospital. Image Credit: AFP

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401931-01-02 — People and journalists, some clad in masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, gather at the scene of an explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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402293-01-02 — Wounded people wait to received help outside a hospital. Image Credit: AFP

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402159-01-02 — Lebanese civil defence vehicels are seen at the scene of the explosion. Image Credit: AFP

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402152-01-02-(Read-Only) — Wounded people are treated at a hospital. Image Credit: AFP

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402381-01-02 — A general view of destruction along a street in the centre of Beirut. Image Credit: AFP

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