MASSIVE explosion in Beirut levels entire city blocks

[Claudette]

I doubt it was fireworks though. Like all of you I would bet on terrorists.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

I doubt it was fireworks though. Like all of you I would bet on terrorists.

I'm betting on Israel

They've been cleaning house in the ME lately. Especially Syria. Who would have the most to lose
if Hezbollah had a massive missile program?

 

[Claudette]

I doubt it was fireworks though. Like all of you I would bet on terrorists.

I'm betting on Israel

Nah. Israel wouldn't do it as it would start another war. I'd bet on Jihadists who don't care about starting a war.

 

[shockedcanadian]

From what I've read I'm guessing Hezbollah. They are even trending on twitter in Canada (not that I can reply, since the dirty pro-creepy Canadians at twitter have suspended my account).

Update: Though, it is possible that it was a massive fire, and it spread to something stored in large quantities isolated from the rest of the fireworks themselves. I guess time will time, the last, serious explosions seemed like the result of one contained explosion that's for certain.

 

[PoliticalChic]

I have no doubt the CIA and Israeli Mossad are responsible for the explosion. ...

 

[PoliticalChic]

I have no doubt the CIA and Israeli Mossad are responsible for the explosion. ...

Whenever I see an Islamofascist wearing a suicide vest, I know what makes 'em tick.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

I doubt it was fireworks though. Like all of you I would bet on terrorists.

I'm betting on Israel

Nah. Israel wouldn't do it as it would start another war. I'd bet on Jihadists who don't care about starting a war.

I say it might STOP another war.

 

[Decus]

According to the BBC there may have been two explosions and could be linked to the trial of members of Hezbollah charged in the assassination of the prime minister:

"A UN tribunal is due to issue its verdict in the trial of four suspects in the murder by car bomb of Hariri."
.....
"The possible second explosion was reported to be at the Hariri residence in the city."

Beirut blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured, health minister says

The explosion has caused widespread damage, with hospitals struggling to treat all the casualties.

www.bbc.com

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Accordeing to CNN, a fire in a fireworks warehouse. But CNN never gets anything right since they stopped doing news.

Local news is confirming explosions in two different locations:

"It remains unclear what caused the explosions. At least one explosion took place near former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Downtown Beirut residence, LBCI (Lebannon News) reported. Another local TV station, MTV, quoted a security source saying that the explosion took place at a storage facility at the Port of Beirut."

Massive explosions rock Lebanon’s capital of Beirut; Trump says it was an ‘attack’

At least 70 people were killed Tuesday and more than 3,000 wounded in multiple explosions that rocked Downtown Beirut, Lebanon's health minister said. US

english.alarabiya.net

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[BasicHumanUnit]

According to the BBC there may have been two explosions and could be linked to the trial of members of Hezbollah charged in the assassination of the prime minister:

"A UN tribunal is due to issue its verdict in the trial of four suspects in the murder by car bomb of Hariri."
.....
"The possible second explosion was reported to be at the Hariri residence in the city."

Beirut blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured, health minister says

The explosion has caused widespread damage, with hospitals struggling to treat all the casualties.

www.bbc.com

.

Accordeing to CNN, a fire in a fireworks warehouse. But CNN never gets anything right since they stopped doing news.

Local news is confirming explosions in two different locations:

"It remains unclear what caused the explosions. At least one explosion took place near former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Downtown Beirut residence, LBCI (Lebannon News) reported. Another local TV station, MTV, quoted a security source saying that the explosion took place at a storage facility at the Port of Beirut."

Massive explosions rock Lebanon’s capital of Beirut; Trump says it was an ‘attack’

At least 70 people were killed Tuesday and more than 3,000 wounded in multiple explosions that rocked Downtown Beirut, Lebanon's health minister said. US

english.alarabiya.net

.

Anyone else notice how low key Israel has been lately? In terms of talk?

 

[Likkmee]

Pray for the dead and injured if thats your thing and HOPE this isn't terrorism.

It likely was terrorism. Hamas. Hell of an explosion.

Or IsNtReal having some fun.

 

[B. Kidd]

That's what rocket fuel looks like when it explodes.
We had a similar explosion decades ago just outside of Vegas at a rocket fuel plant in Henderson.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

HOWEVER that doesn't explain away the second, much larger explosion. Not by a long shot.

It lifted the ground

 

[Ricky LIbtardo]

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

I doubt it was fireworks though. Like all of you I would bet on terrorists.

Fireworks as a cover story?

 

[TheParser]

Just read a story on it. Officials are saying it was a boat carrying fireworks. Anyone who has been around fireworks knows it could be just that if they exploded.

Fireworks can be dangerous as hell. Sure hope that's what it was and not a rocket fired by terrorists.

Haven't dreadful people in our country been going around setting off fireworks all night?

And because the authorities do not dare offend anyone nowadays, there has been no attempt to punish those dreadful people.

 

[Decus]

I doubt it was fireworks though. Like all of you I would bet on terrorists.

Fireworks as a cover story?

Hezbollah is controlled by Iran. Who would want to protect Iran's reputation and claim it was simply a fireworks explosion?

Also why was Hariri's residence bombed? fireworks?

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.

 

[Claudette]

I doubt it was fireworks though. Like all of you I would bet on terrorists.

Fireworks as a cover story?

Could be. The officials that posted that story weren't at all sure what they were dealing with. I'd bet on terrorists.

 

[bodecea]

Pray for the dead and injured if thats your thing and HOPE this isn't terrorism.

At first it looked like some kind of fireworks cache.

 

[B. Kidd]

Fireworks a bullshit cover story.

 

[Ricky LIbtardo]