2 explosions rock Beirut; dozens wounded
BEIRUT - Two enormous explosions rocked the Lebanese capital's port on Tuesday, killing and wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the Beirut sky.
A soldier at the port, who asked not to be named, told AFP: "It's a catastrophe inside. There are corpses on the ground. Ambulances are still lifting the dead."The explosions "caused dozens of injuries," a security source said. A huge cloud of black smoke was engulfing the entire port area, as helicopters flew to dump water on the burning buildings.
The blasts were heard as far away as Nicosia on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, 240 kilometers away. Online footage from a Lebanese newspaper office showed blown-out windows, scattered furniture and demolished interior paneling. The country's worst crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war has sparked months of street demonstrations against the government.
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