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Among the reasons of the explosion may be terrorists who wanted to eliminate former Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the eve of his father’s murder trial. According to another version, the origins of the tragedy should be sought in the recent tension on the border with Israel, experts interviewed by Izvestia say.
The exact causes of the explosions, which seismologists have compared with an earthquake of magnitude 4.5, have to be established by the investigation. The first of them thundered in the international seaport of the Lebanese capital.
According to preliminary data, a pyrotechnics warehouse flew into the air, but the country’s security service does not confirm this version. 15 minutes later, the second explosion was heard – in the city center, not far from Hariri’s residence, the politician himself was not injured. According to some reports, the number of victims reaches 3 thousand.
The death toll is at least tens. According to the governor, half of the city was affected by the explosion. Residents of Beirut told Izvestia that the wave was felt several kilometers from the epicenter.