The Internet Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Jeez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 That's a Thermobaric Bomb. So it must have been fired by the US, UK or most likely, Israel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE16 3LN Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, Cruyff said: That's a Thermobaric Bomb. So it must have been fired by the US, UK or most likely, Israel. Russian/Syrian is a good possibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Other angles show the building is already burning and then explodes. Sadly as it is Beirut people instantly presume the worst. though apparently here have been other explosions reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, SE16 3LN said: Russian/Syrian is a good possibility Could be the Russians. I thought they were pals with folk in Beruit though. I don't think the Syrians have those type of very expensive weapons as it is quite a modern tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE16 3LN Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, Cruyff said: Could be the Russians. I thought they were pals with folk in Beruit though. I don't think the Syrians have those type of very expensive weapons as it is quite a modern tech. Who knows, looks brutal whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Tazio said: Other angles show the building is already burning and then explodes. Sadly as it is Beirut people instantly presume the worst. though apparently here have been other explosions reported. Holy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, Cruyff said: Holy shit. If you go onto twitter Beirut is trending and there are views from several angles, including from boats off the shore. Whatever it was it was massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Some reports saying it was an accident, possibly at a fireworks storage place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Sky News reporting that Local Lebanese TV stations are saying that there is a large fireworks factory/storage facility located in that area. Whatever it was, it was some explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks like a bunch of fireworks going off and then a massive explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SE16 3LN Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Fireworks, FFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 25 minutes ago, Cruyff said: That's a Thermobaric Bomb. So it must have been fired by the US, UK or most likely, Israel. Or a fireworks factory exploding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Smack said: In the second video, you can see lots of what looks like fireworks going off and then the big explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Brutal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Fireworks creating what is clearly a pretty vicious shock wave? H.E. or something like an acetylene cylinder I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Some of the videos are terrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Governor Tarkin Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Holy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Victorian said: Fireworks creating what is clearly a pretty vicious shock wave? H.E. or something like an acetylene cylinder I reckon. Fireworks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The blast managed to Cause damage in the airport terminal. Over six miles away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Lebanese health minister says it was as ship carrying fireworks. Edited August 4, 2020 by Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Cade said: Lebanese health minister says it was as ship carrying fireworks. Israeli Defence Force says "no comment" A ship? Inside a building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Some of those videos are equal part terrifying and fascinating. The shockwave was brutal and shows the power of gunpowder explosions, which are slower than weapons explosives but provide more of a "push" force than "blast" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Shockwave reported to have been felt in Cyprus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Plenty more rockets going off on what happened. There will also be some young rockets here trying to find out if they can get there hands on those type of fireworks for bonfire night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 ****! That's some blast. Fireworks... hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Really hope that's an accidental explosion of fireworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Lebanese army says it was a fire at a fireworks storage that then spread to a nitrate store and that's what blew up. I mean, storing fertilizer next to fireworks is kind of asking for trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The colour of the plume was strange if it was a bomb. Devastating none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, kila said: ****! That's some blast. Fireworks... hmmm... the bbc seem to concur with you https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53656220 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks like the fireworks ignited a gas line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cade said: Lebanese health minister says it was as ship carrying fireworks. Israeli Defence Force says "no comment" 'No comment' is a comment of sorts as opposed to actually not commenting. If they had said 'aye sound' 'giruy' or 'shit happens' then I'd be thinking fair enough. The Lebanese seem to be tying themselves in knots a bit, but are not pointing the finger at Israel which tells a story. Not sure what story though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Barack said: Next to grain silo's. The silo’s look wrecked. Id imagine a large number of fatalities. Tragic for that country, the last thing they needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Barack said: Plenty of things out there now that this area is "supposedly" where Hezbollah stores its weapons, and are shipped off here from Iran. It might well be a fireworks factory. But I can just as easily see the alternative narrative being true. Yeah, the video from the port does look a bit more like bullets fizzing about. What do I know though 🤷♂️ Time will (maybe) tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Several reports of hearing jets in the sky in the minutes before the blast. But then there is an airport in the city. Speculation doesn't achieve much. Tend to the wounded, get the fires out then take stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Gas is terrifying. Have to wonder how many people were outside like 'wooo look fireworks' then a massive explosion knocks them to the floor in seconds. Crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Cade said: Several reports of hearing jets in the sky in the minutes before the blast. But then there is an airport in the city. Speculation doesn't achieve much. Tend to the wounded, get the fires out then take stock. If the residents of any city in the world can tell the difference between commercial airliners and military jets it’s Beirut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 On a totally off topic subject, I had a drink with a few guys from Beirut when in Turkey and they were some of the nicest people I've met... one didn't know who Tiger Woods was though wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, The White Cockade said: Or a fireworks factory exploding 1 hour ago, Barack said: Easy there, Han Solo. Been confirmed as a fireworks storage factory. 2020 brings up yet another winner...😬 Sorry lads, disagree, no danger is that fireworks. No danger. It may have been a fireworks factory there as cover for something else, there's no danger was that fireworks exploding. Most likely it was something to do with Hezbollah, Iran and it was hit by an Israeli missile. Edited August 4, 2020 by Cruyff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 That shock wave All of that footage is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 18 minutes ago, Barack said: For context and those who like coincidences, there has been recent activity by Hezbollah against Israel. Netanyahu warned Lebanon only yesterday about testing them, and Israel would do whatever's necessary. Then today, in a port where it's apparently an open secret that Hezbollah receive weapons deliveries too, goes bang...interesting timing. Indeed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Cnn have got a building out there, few miles from the blast, and one of their reporters is speaking from a room that looks like it's just been utterly levelled. Window blown out, debris lying around, lights flickering, all sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, Mauricio Pinilla said: Cnn have got a building out there, few miles from the blast, and one of their reporters is speaking from a room that looks like it's just been utterly levelled. Window blown out, debris lying around, lights flickering, all sorts. That the same CNN caught faking before in disaster zones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt 1874 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Watching on Al Jazeera, almost all witnesses mentioning Jets/Planes/ missiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tazio said: If the residents of any city in the world can tell the difference between commercial airliners and military jets it’s Beirut. Beirut Rafic Hariri Airport isn't currently that busy, like all others they have a lot of cancellations. Averaging 1-2 arrivals and 1-2 departures an hour. If they were hearing multiple jets I would doubt they are commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Central Belt 1874 said: Watching on Al Jazeera, almost all witnesses mentioning Jets/Planes/ missiles. It would certainly tie in with the tactic Israel used to use in previous conflicts. Fly in low from the sea, hit an area and then give it a few minutes and then hit the exact same target again with another plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Beirut Rafic Hariri Airport isn't currently that busy, like all others they have a lot of cancellations. Averaging 1-2 arrivals and 1-2 departures an hour. If they were hearing multiple jets I would doubt they are commercial. That was my possibly badly worded point. If it was military jets the locals will know exactly what they were hearing and report accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Smack said: 'kin'ell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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