BEIRUT

Aug. 6, 2020

At least 100 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured in a massive explosion at Lebanon’s capital Beirut.

About:

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.
Beirut sits on a peninsula extending westward into the Mediterranean Sea.
It is flanked by the Lebanon Mountains and has taken on a triangular shape, largely influenced by its situation between and atop two hills: Al-Ashrafieh and Al-Musaytibah.

Source : Indian Express

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