The massive explosion occurred near Beirut, Source of explosion unknown

There has been a video of a massive explosion and its shock wave on all the social media platforms. And it is claimed to be from Beirut, Lebanon.

Here is the video of the explosion:

So far these are the updates:

– Lebanese Red Cross official Georges Kettaneh says there are hundreds of casualties
– The cause is still unknown
– Lebanon’s internal security chief says the blast was in a port area with highly explosive material – Explosion heard from 150 miles away

According to a tweet from Reuters state that Lebanon’s internal security chief tells reporters the blast was in a port area with highly explosive material, not explosives

JUST IN: Lebanon's internal security chief tells reporters the blast was in a port area with highly explosive material, not explosives pic.twitter.com/tSRbTEhQcg

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 4, 2020