Lebanon's Prime Minister says about 2,750 tonnes of the highly explosive material was stored in a "dangerous warehouse".

At least 78 people died and more than 4,000 were injured after a huge explosion at the city's port.

A series of massive explosions rocked Beirut’s port on Tuesday – a mushroom cloud rising above the widespread destruction that claimed the lives of at least 50 people and wounded hundreds more in the Lebanon capital.

The National for August 4: Powerful explosions in Beirut’s port area leave dozens dead, thousands injured and a trail of catastrophic destruction.

At least one Australian is dead and the Australian embassy in Beirut is "considerably" damaged following a huge blast in Lebanon's capital that killed more than 70 people and injured thousands more.

The Australian embassy in Beirut is "considerably" damaged following a huge blast in Lebanon's capital that killed more than 70 people, including one Australian citizen, and injured thousands.

Three US Defense Department officials told CNN that as of Tuesday night there was no indication that the massive explosions that rocked Beirut on Tuesday were an "attack," contradicting an earlier claim from President Donald Trump.

Australia is working with Lebanese authorities to find out whether any more Australians have been injured or killed in a massive explosion that rocked the city of Beirut.

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A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on Tuesday, killing dozens of people, injuring thousands and blowing out windows in buildings across the city.

One Australian is among at least 78 confirmed dead and Australian diplomats were injured after a devastating explosion near Beirut's port on Tuesday.

Scores dead and thousands injured after blasts in Lebanese capital

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2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut warehouse at centre of explosion

Eyewitnesses describe the power of the deadly explosion that rocked Beirut.

A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on Tuesday, injuring thousands of people and blowing out windows in buildings across the city.

Middle East News: A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom c

Buildings miles away from the blast were damaged. Shards of glass filled the thoroughfares, and street lights were extinguished by its force. The people of Beirut, a city already teetering on the brink of collapse, rushed to hospitals to donate blood.

Lebanese media showed images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the huge explosions.

Middle East News: Two enormous explosions rocked Beirut's port on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and wounding thousands, shaking distant buildings and leaving the

Middle East News: A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom c

A large blast has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, causing widespread damage and injuring many people. It is

A massive explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people and blowing out windows in buildings across the city.

A massive explosion has rocked the port area of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. Follow here for live updates.

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RT @Jerusalem_Post: Hezbollah seeks to subtly 'seize control' of Beirut International Airport, through clandestine civilian companies and i…

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RT @hahussain: Hezbollah claims that the border town Ghajar, where not a single Lebanese citizen lives and whose inhabitants are mostly Ala…

RT @Jerusalem_Post: Hezbollah seeks to subtly 'seize control' of Beirut International Airport, through clandestine civilian companies and i…

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RT @NoVA_Campaigns: Before becoming @USAO_DC & lead Jan 6 prosecutor Matthew Graves worked for DLA Piper law. He received income $5,000+ f…

RT @NoVA_Campaigns: Before becoming @USAO_DC & lead Jan 6 prosecutor Matthew Graves worked for DLA Piper law. He received income $5,000+ f…

RT @hahussain: Hezbollah claims that the border town Ghajar, where not a single Lebanese citizen lives and whose inhabitants are mostly Ala…

RT @NoVA_Campaigns: Before becoming @USAO_DC & lead Jan 6 prosecutor Matthew Graves worked for DLA Piper law. He received income $5,000+ f…

RT @NoVA_Campaigns: Before becoming @USAO_DC & lead Jan 6 prosecutor Matthew Graves worked for DLA Piper law. He received income $5,000+ f…

RT @NoVA_Campaigns: Before becoming @USAO_DC & lead Jan 6 prosecutor Matthew Graves worked for DLA Piper law. He received income $5,000+ f…

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"Beirut motorists pull up to a drive-through counter -- not for fast-food, but to exchange empty bottles and cardboard for cash, a novelty in a country long plagued by garbage crises." Read more: https://t.co/CD4zUTNChp #recycling

Beirut. Day 166 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf in the Lebanese Parliament, calling for the election of a president, the first step towards reforms. This weekend, two men died in a conflict between villages related to access to water in Kornet el-Saouda. 1/2

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"The Israeli aggression took place from the skies of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and targeted points in the vicinity of the city of Homs. Syrian air defense battalions pursued Israeli fighter jets with long-range S200 missiles' https://t.co/EduZ4VZhBV

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Syrian Ministry of Defense: At 00:20 this morning, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from northeast Beirut, targeting some points in the vicinity of Homs city. Our air defense systems intercepted the aggression's missiles, and the losses were limited to material. https://t.co/VHs0nMF9ny

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“I guess that gets you to the 22/40 interchange in Memphis?” “There’s not one. You get off of 22 and drive through Beirut for a bit before getting to 40.”

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