Videos showed only twisted metal and chunks of concrete where that warehouse had been, some of it identifiable as the remains of trucks and shipping containers. In the summer of 2006, Israel and Hezbollah engaged in a 34-day war that, according to a tally by Human Rights Watch, left more than 1,100 Lebanese and at least 55 Israelis dead, most of them civilians. Not thinking but moving, I ducked under my desk.

We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. There were local reports that the warehouse contained fireworks, and in several videos posted online, colored flashes could be seen in the dark smoke rising from the fire, just before the major explosion. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. There was shattered glass flying everywhere. I was just about to look at a video a friend had sent me on Tuesday afternoon — “the port seems to be burning,” she said — when my whole building shook. A "technical error" is believed to be the cause of the huge explosion in the village of Ain Qana. Two different views of today's explosion in Lebanon which sources said was caused by a 'technical error' and had caused a number of injuries, Smoke was blowing over a hillside after the explosion, blamed on a 'technical error' at a suspected Hezbollah arms depot on Tuesday, Today's explosion comes weeks after the disaster in Beirut on August 4 (pictured), when a stash of ammonium nitrate exploded and devastated huge swathes of the Lebanese capital.

NNA said the explosion coincided with intense Israeli overflights 'that did not leave the skies' over the area since Tuesday morning.

Published: 14:56, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 16:12, 22 September 2020.

[screaming] [smaller explosions] [giant blast] [alarms] [alarms] [crying]. Lebanon's fate linked to regional settlement. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy. At first, neither of them said what those materials were, but General Ibrahim warned against getting “ahead of the investigation” and speculating about a terrorist act.

Shiite fears, demands jeopardize French initiative to save Lebanon, U.S. blacklists ex-Lebanese ministers for supporting Hezbollah. The attack was blamed by many on Hezbollah, a Shiite militia and political party, and its ally, Syria, which had deployed troops in Lebanon for nearly three decades. Sept. 28 (UPI) -- With hopes to decrease tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean among allies, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held high-level meetings with Greece Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and other partners Monday. Accidental detonation of ammonium nitrate has caused a number of deadly industrial accidents, including the worst in United States history: In 1947, a ship carrying ammonium nitrate caught fire and exploded in the harbor of Texas City, Texas, starting a chain reaction of blasts and blazes that killed 581 people. according to Lebanon’s National News Agency, registered on seismographs at magnitude 3.3, suicide attack on the United States Embassy. 64 nations vow to aid threatened animals in post-COVID-19 plans. Hundreds have … In a televised statement, an official of the Lebanese Higher Defense Council quoted Prime Minister Diab as saying: “I will not relax until we find the responsible party for what happened, hold it accountable and apply the most serious punishments against it because it isn’t acceptable that a shipment of ammonium nitrate — estimated to be 2,750 tons — was in a depot for the past six years without precautionary measures being taken.”.

You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. A witness near the village today said they felt the ground shake, while footage on Lebanese TV showed men walking over scorched ground littered with debris. Under enormous pressure, the Syrians withdrew from Lebanon two months later, though they retained close ties to Hezbollah.

Moment bride who suffers daily seizures collapses in her husband's arms after walking down the aisle, You're never too old for fun! Security sources said today's blast was caused by a 'technical error' and had caused a number of injuries, although Hezbollah officials have not confirmed any casualties.