‘It Was a Bomb’: Trump Calls Deadly Beirut Explosions a ‘Terrible Attack’ And Says US is Ready to Assist Lebanon After at Least 78 Are Killed And More Than 4,000 Injured
- ‘It Was a Bomb’: Trump Calls Deadly Beirut Explosions a ‘Terrible Attack’ And Says US is Ready to Assist Lebanon After at Least 78 Are Killed And More Than 4,000 Injured
by LUKE KENTON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
* A series of massive explosions in the Lebanese capital’s port area rocked the city on Tuesday evening local time, killing at least 78 people and injuring 4,000
* Trump described the blast as a ‘terrible attack’ and said he had been advised by ‘great generals’ that the explosion was caused by ‘a bomb of some kind’
* So far, no evidence has been released to the public to indicate that the explosions were the result of an attack
* The Lebanese government says it’s still investigating the source of the explosion but believe it was caused by a stash of ammonium nitrate catching fire
* Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab called the explosion a ‘catastrophe’ and vowed that those responsible ‘will pay for what happened’
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