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THE BLAST THAT BLEW UP A COUNTRY

IT USED to be known as the Paris of the Middle East – a cosmopolitan city rich in culture, with bustling pavement cafés and a teeming nightlife.

But rampant corruption, a devastating civil war and an escalating financial crisis had all but brought Beirut to its knees. The last thing Lebanon’s capital needed was a catastrophe that would rip the heart out of the city – yet that’s exactly what happened.

An explosion of such epic proportions that it resembled a nuclear bomb tore through the harbour area of the city, leaving a gaping hole where buildings once stood. It killed at least 160 people, injured more

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