Beirut explosion: Donald Trump says 'terrible attack' caused by 'bomb of some kind'

In aftermath of horrific explosion that rocked Leban’s capital Beirut on August 4, US President Donald Trump called it a “terrible attack” and suggested that it was a “bomb of some kind”. Starting his press briefing by sending “deepest sympathies” to Lebanese, that has reportedly killed at least 70 people and left more than 3,000 wounded as per international media ncy count, Trump said that he has a ‘very good’ relationship with Leban and that it “looks like a terrible attack”. 

Soon after that, when a reporter confirmed with US President if he is confident that what happened in Beirut was t an accident but an ‘attack’, Trump said, “Well, it would seem like it”. Furr elaborating on his stance, Donald Trump said that he has met with some of great generals in United States and “y just seem to feel it was”. He remained confident that incident, videos of which have sent shockwaves across world, was t due to manufacturing explosion. Stating that generals would kw better, but US president quoted m thinking that it was an “attack”.

While answering reporter’s question, Donald Trump said, “Well, it would seem like it, based on explosion. I’ve met with some of our great generals, and y just seem to feel that it was. This was t a...some kind of a manufacturing explosion of event.”

“This was a...seems to be, according to m — y would kw better than I would, but y seem to think it was an attack. It was a bomb of some kind. Yes,” he ded.

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Beirut explosion on August 4

explosion has flattened most of a port and cause serious dam of property across Leban’s capital on August 4. As per videos and ims emerged on social media, blast sent a giant mushroom cloud into sky several multiple people injured and de with numerous people missing, still. Even though cause of Beirut explosion was t kwn immediately, reports suggested that a fire h detonated a warehouse at port. 

Chief of Lebanese General Security, Abbas Ibrahim has reportedly said that explosion might have caused due to highly explosive material that was confiscated from a ship t long ago and n stored at port. According to local brocaster LBC, material was ammonium nitrate. witnesses reported watching a strange, orange cloud-like that which appears when toxic nitrogen dioxide gas is released after a blast involving nitrates. 

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab reportedly said that 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at a warehouse near Beirut port exploded resulting in huge explosion. 

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