At least 70 people have been killed in an explosion in Beirut in Lebanon.
The number of people injured is believed to be high – around 4,000.
Shocking images have appeared on social media showing the extent of the explosion.
Hospitals in the country are already struggling badly due to the effects of COVID-19.
Lebanon’s interior minister says ammonium nitrate likely the cause.
This is the moment an explosion occurred in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
The explosion appeared to be centred around the city's port area containing warehouses and rippled through several areas of the capital.
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