Beirut

[hmg]

For reference

 

[version]

This angle's pretty mad.

 

[hmg]

'Lebanese security official announces that "explosive material" was stored in a warehouse in Beirut's port (a very heavily populated area). Israel has long accused Hezbollah of storing explosive weapons in downtown Beirut. At least 15 people killed and hundreds more injured.'

Timing seems odd https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-idUSKCN2500JU

 

[IdleRich]

So basically it appears to be either some fireworks went off by accident or a nuclear bomb hit Beirut or possibly something in-between.

 

[version]

A warehouse full of confiscated sodium nitrate's one of the explanations circulating. That doesn't explain what triggered it though.

 

[Mr. Tea]

Reminds me of the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.

Yeah, my first thought was that it looks like a small nuclear explosion.

But there was already a big fire going on already?

 

[version]

Yeah, there's an angle where you can clearly see something burning well before the big explosion. There's also a clip of loads of small explosions like fireworks or ammo going off that HMGovt posted.

 

[Mr. Tea]

A warehouse full of confiscated sodium nitrate's one of the explanations circulating. That doesn't explain what triggered it though.

Probably someone on Twitter saying "That sodium nitrate eh, what a shit compound."

 

[version]

There are people claiming a missile hit the port and whatever, but I reckon it was just an accident with a bunch of chemicals or a weapons dump.

 

[luka]

There are people claiming a missile hit the port and whatever, but I reckon it was just an accident with a bunch of chemicals or a weapons dump.

versions got it sussed. case closed. lock thread.

 

[version]

Bellingcat, eat your heart out.

 

[version]

75th anniversary of Hiroshima on Thursday. Eerie.

 

[luka]

75th anniversary of Hiroshima on Thursday. Eerie.

what's the day today?

 

[version]

Tuesday.

 

[line b]

Eerie.

 

[Mr. Tea]

75th anniversary of Hiroshima on Thursday. Eerie.

Not quite - that's on Thursday.

 

[luka]

Not quite - that's on Thursday.

is this some kind of esoteric joke?

 

[Mr. Tea]

is this some kind of esoteric joke?

Uh, no. The bombing of Hiroshima was on 6 August. Today is 4 August. And it's Tuesday.

 

[luka]

Uh, no. The bombing of Hiroshima was on 6 August. Today is 4 August. And it's Tuesday.

yeah that is what he said though. how can you correct it if it's already correct?

 

[luka]

is this some new level of pedantry where you can correct something which was correct? advanced level