BBCNEWS BBC World News August 6, 2020
Thank you forjoining us. Beirut is a disaster zone, 300,000 people have had to leave their homes, and a two week state of emergency has been declared and that desperate situation is compounded by accusations of incompetence, factional in fighting and an economic mess inflicted on lebanon by its own governing elite. The huge explosion on tuesday, which killed at least 135 people and injured thousands more, was caused by the ignition of 2,700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate being kept in the port area of beirut, despite the risks. The government has placed some officials under house arrest. Quentin som...