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Aug 4 2020 10:09am
There was a gargantuan explosion in Beirut just minutes ago:

https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1290675854767513600
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Aug 4 2020 10:21am
im reading it was in a fireworks factory? tragic, that one looks really bad and in a very populated area.
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Aug 4 2020 10:34am
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im reading it was in a fireworks factory? tragic, that one looks really bad and in a very populated area.


Yeah, in the video, you can see what appears to be telltale flashes inside the plume of smoke prior to the main explosion.
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Aug 4 2020 10:35am
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Yeah, in the video, you can see what appears to be telltale flashes inside the plume of smoke prior to the main explosion.


i saw that too, its a terrifying but fascinating sight. seems like something from a comic book not real life.
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Aug 4 2020 11:08am
I don’t believe it’s fireworks.. either ammunition or fuel IMO.
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I don’t believe it’s fireworks.. either ammunition or fuel IMO.


That's a grain elevator next to it, that could be the explosion.
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Aug 4 2020 11:12am
I can't help but think that this is somehow Obama's fault...
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I can't help but think that this is somehow Obama's fault...


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Quote (thundercock @ Aug 4 2020 01:12pm)
I can't help but think that this is somehow Obama's fault...


Pft, it was clearly Clinton's fault.
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Aug 4 2020 11:15am
Quote (thesnipa @ Aug 4 2020 11:35am)
seems like something from a comic book not real life.

Holy shit, you’re not lying, that looks pretty crazy. Someone just leveled up to a superhero
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