BEIRUT: A bomb blast near the Lebanese capital, Beirut, killed more than sixty people and injured more than 3,000 others, based on reports. According to Baaghi TV reports, Aya Majzoub who is a Lebanon and Bahrain Researcher at Human Rights Watch, took to Twitter to share an update of the horrific tragedy. Majzoub wrote, “63 killed and 3000 injured in #BeirutExplosion so far.” According to eyewitnesses, the blasts took place in an ammunition depot located in the port area, 20 kilometers north of Beirut. The blasts were heard several kilometers away, destroying buildings and burning dozens of vehicles parked on highways. 63 killed and 3000 injured in #BeirutExplosion so far. Many hospitals in beirut are full, and patients being taken as far as Nabatieh & Tripoli. God only knows what poison we are inhaling and what the long term effects will be. Heart is breaking into a million pieces tonight 💔 — Aya Majzoub (@Aya_Majzoub) August 4, 2020 The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear, Lebanon’s head of general security, Abbas Ibrahim, told reporters that “highly explosive material” had been placed at the site of the blasts.This content was confiscated some time ago. According to reports of Al Jazeera, … Continue reading Beirut Blast: More than sixty lives lost, thousands injured