At least 70 dead and hundreds injured in massive blast in Beirut

A massive explosion has rocked Beirut, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the Lebanese capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky.

At least 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.

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