The explosion occurred at a seaport near the Lebanese navy base in the city.
United Nations personnel were injured in the Beirut bombing. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the organization’s General Secretary, said in a comment to Al Jazeera on Wednesday.
“The explosion in Beirut injured 48 UN personnel and 27 family members”, – said Haq.
A powerful explosion occurred Tuesday near the seaport of Beirut near the Lebanese navy base. The blast shook residential neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital. The latest figures show that at least 78 people were killed and 4,000 injured. The Lebanese capital has been declared a disaster area and a state of emergency has been declared in the city for two weeks.