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Beirut's Tuesday night blast in photos

Wednesday, August 05, 2020 — updated on October 29, 2020

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 5, 2020 shows
handout satellite images obtained courtesy of  Maxar Technologies on August 5, 2020 showing an overview of the port after the explosion in Beirut on. AFP

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This combo of handout satellite images courtesy of Cnes 2020 released on August 5, 2020 by Airbus DS shows a view of the port of Beirut on January 25, 2020 (L) and on August 5, 2020 a day after a blast in a warehouse in the port of the Lebanese capital sowed devastation across entire city neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. - The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, was felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, some 150 miles (240 kilometres) away. Beirut's governor Marwan Abboud spoke of "an apocalyptic situation" he said may have made 300,000 people temporarily homeless and would cost the country over $3 billion. (Photos by - / CNES / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / CNES 2020" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ---

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Flames engulf ships and vehicles at the port of Beirut following a massive explosion that hit the heart of the Lebanese capital on August 4, 2020. - Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut on August 5 after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. (Photo by - / AFP)

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A wounded woman receives help outside a hospital following an explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. Photo | Afp

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A picture taken on August 5, 2020 shows the Lebanese national flag flying at half-mast at the Lebanon embassy in Paris a day after a powerful explosion tore through Lebanon's capital, resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at the city's main port. - The French President will travel to Beirut on August 6, 2020 to "meet all political actors" following the blasts that devastated the Lebanese capital. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

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A wounded man is helped as he walks through debris in Beirut's Gemmayzeh district following a twin explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital on August 4, 2020. Photo | Marwan Tahtah | Afp

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A picture shows destruction at Beirut port on August 5, 2020 in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital. - Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, was felt as far away as Cyprus, some 150 miles (240 kilometres) to the northwest. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A Lebanese army soldier runs at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (Photo by STR / AFP)

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A picture shows the damages at the Electricity of Lebanon building on August 5, 2020 in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut. - Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, was felt as far away as Cyprus, some 150 miles (240 kilometres) to the northwest. (Photo by STR / AFP)

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People check the damage on August 5, 2020 in central Beirut, one day after a powerful twin explosion tore through Lebanon's capital, resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at the city's main port. - Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, was felt as far away as Cyprus, some 150 miles (240 kilometres) to the northwest. (Photo by STR / AFP)

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People clean debris at Mohammed al-Amin mosque in the centre of Beirut on August 5, 2020 in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital. - Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, was felt as far away as Cyprus, some 150 miles (240 kilometres) to the northwest. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Wounded people are pictured outside a hospital following an explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)

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