China News Service, August 5th. According to Lebanese media reports, Lebanese Minister of Health Hassan said that the explosion in the Beirut port has killed 113 people, injured about 4,000, and dozens of others are missing.
According to previous reports, a violent explosion occurred in the Beirut port area on the evening of the 4th local time. Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has declared the 5th as a national day of mourning, and the government will allocate 100 billion Lebanese pounds in emergency relief funds.
In response to the cause of the explosion, Lebanese Interior Minister Fahmi said that the explosion may have been caused by the chemical ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse in the port in 2014.