Topic: BREAKING: Double Explosion in Lebanon (Massive) - Over 2,200 reported Injured  (Read 831 times)

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New Updates: The death toll in the Beirut blast has doubled to at least 50 killed, with many more feared dead, Health Minister Hamad Hassan told reporters outside a hospital Tuesday.

At least 2,750 people were injured in the massive explosion that shook the capital, Hassan said.

Updated: At least 25 people killed, 2,200 injured in Beirut blast

The explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday afternoon was felt in the neighboring island of Cyprus, around 240 kilometers away – or about 150 miles — from Lebanon, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Explosion here: https://twitter.com/Mcc_Mark10/status/1290688119675781120

Around 400 injured people have been taken to the emergency unit of the Hotel Dieu hospital after a blast rocked Beirut on Tuesday, a registered nurse on duty at the facility told CNN.

The severity of the injuries was not immediately clear.

Live updates here: https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/lebanon-beirut-explosion-live-updates-dle-intl/index.html
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