Video footage of the Beirut explosion circulates online An abundance ... "The scene reveals a substantial crater, and a witness attests to hearing two explosions, resulting in the destruction ...

In 2023, then-chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat ordered the release of 17 detainees, including port and customs officials, who had been held in pre-trial detention since the explosion. Bitar and legal ...

Some of the images suggest there was a first smaller explosion ... was stored after arriving at Beirut's docks Satellite images taken on Wednesday show the crater's location at the site of ...

resulting in an explosion estimated to have the force of 1,500 tons of TNT. The blast created a crater over 140 feet deep, destroyed Beirut’s main port, and severely damaged nearby neighborhoods ...