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VIDEO: Massive Beirut blasts kill more than 135, injure over 5,000

• Destruction caused by 15-year-long civil war achieved in a second
• Blast seemed to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse
• Explosion felt as far away as Cyprus
• I don't know if this country can get up again: Engineer
• Those responsible for this catastrophe will pay the price, says Prime Minister Hassan Diab

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UAE condoles Lebanon after the tragic port explosions in Beirut

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