LeD

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius, and a lot of courage, to move in the opposite direction.

[LeD @eliedagher1]

Charleston White delivers a chilling take on the Israel vs Palestine war. https://t.co/HCB1v8wZBH via @YouTube

[Zeina Khodr @ZeinakhodrAljaz]

Another source close to a port employee said a team that inspected the ammonium nitrate six months ago warned that if it was not moved it would "blow up all of Beirut". #Beirut

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Public records & documents published online show senior Lebanese officials knew for +6 years that ammonium nitrate was stored in a hangar at Beirut's port & the dangers it posed.

So how did this happen? Here's what we know so far 👇 https://t.co/l4MX8cCA14 | #BeirutBlast

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

What is ammonium nitrate?

Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said caused the devastating #BeirutBlast, is an odourless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertiliser that has caused numerous industrial explosions over the decades https://t.co/vwvwvcnjCq

[CNBC @CNBC]

Lebanese PM Hassan Diab said the explosion was caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, @NBCNews reported. https://t.co/gDAKRIwyzP

[Quentin Sommerville @sommervilletv]

A BBC colleague was conducting an interview when the explosion hit. All our staff are safe and accounted for. #LebanonExplosion

[Sky News @SkyNews]

A large explosion has been heard in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Security sources said a number of people were injured during the widespread destruction across the city, with residents reporting windows being blown out and ceilings collapsing

Read more: https://t.co/27zh8LaW5n

[Fady Roumieh @FadyRoumieh]

Explosion in #Beirut #Lebanon - view from Annahar building. Praying for everyone’s safety 🙏🏼😓

[ABC News @ABC]

BEIRUT BLAST: A bride posing for a photos in her wedding dress has her session cut short in a terrifying manner - as the shock wave from the explosion that rocked Beirut hits. https://t.co/1RhQeLjsrP

[Rebecca Collard @rebeccacollard]

Thousands of volunteers from all over Lebanon have come to Beirut to help with the clean up. #lebanon

[Beirut.com @BeirutCityGuide]

Armenia street last night vs earlier today. Civilian efforts to clean up the mess and help out those affected by the blast have been heartwarming. ❤️ #Beirut

[Mark Stone @Stone_SkyNews]

This image from @rami_rizk shows the area of the #Beirut explosion. The initial fire and explosion was behind this large white building / silo on the dockside as seen in the maps.

[MTV English News @MTVEnglishNews]

#Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud to MTV: I have lost 10 members of the Fire Brigade, and Beirut people are afflicted; the Higher Defense Council gave 5 days to conduct the investigation

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

Devastation in Beirut:

• 300,000 Lebanese have become homeless
• $3 to 5 billion material lose
• Less than a month of grain in stocks
• Medical stockpiles destroyed, number of hospitals damaged
• 90% of hotels can no longer be used
• More than 100 dead, 4000 wounded

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

The blast that tore through Lebanon's capital with the force of an earthquake, killing more than 100 people and injuring over 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say. Here is what we know so far
https://t.co/uNcKRCfDnu

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Like a war zone, images show the death and destruction caused by the massive blast that hit Beirut's main port on Tuesday, which has left at least 135 dead and 5000 wounded

[Reuters @Reuters]

Lebanon to place Beirut port officials under house arrest: sources https://t.co/ys2HmiUaDk

[ABC News @ABC]

Video shows the aftermath of a devastating explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, severely damaging a number of structures, killing at least 135 people and injuring 5,000. https://t.co/vdrnDkgsGd

[Axios @axios]

UPDATE: The death toll from the Beirut explosion has risen to 135, including one American.

Port officials have been placed under house arrest amid questions over how a large supply of explosive material could have been left unsecured for nearly 7 years. https://t.co/kKstV1Ch7M