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A large explosion hit the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday afternoon before the verdict in a trial for the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. Reports say the explosion occurred near the offices of the Daily Star newspaper . Other sources claim that the fire originated in an explosives warehouse in the port of Beirut, according to the Lebanese National News Agency (ANN). The authorities assure that there are dozens of wounded.
The video shows a large mushroom cloud and extensive damage throughout the area. A UN court will issue its verdict at trial in the absence of four suspects in the car-bomb murder of former Prime Minister Hariri. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah group has consistently denied any role in his death. The blast shattered glass in the windows of buildings seven kilometers from the blast.
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