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How a massive bomb came together in Beirut’s port

Ben Hubbard, Maria Abi-Habib, Mona El-Naggar, Allison McCann, James Glanz, Anjali Singhvi and Jeremy White, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 10 08:55 AM

Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, a compound used in explosives, was spilling from torn bags. In the same hangar were jugs of oil, kerosene and hydrochloric acid; 5 miles of fuse on wooden spools; and 15 tons of fireworks — in short, every ingredient needed to construct a bomb that could devastate a city.   Read more »

'No sign of life' in search for Beirut blast survivor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 07:35 AM

Rescue workers said Saturday there was no longer any sign of life in a collapsed Beirut building, dashing hopes raised by sensor readings showing a pulse beneath the rubble from last month's blast. Read more »

Pope Francis says Lebanon faces 'extreme danger' after blast

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 03:55 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis used a first public audience in six months Wednesday to warn that Lebanon faces "extreme danger that threatens the very existence of the country" following last month's massive explosion.   Read more »

All suspects in Beirut blast probe in custody: judicial source

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 02:05 AM

The exact circumstances leading up to the explosion remain unclear. Read more »

Filipino victims of Beirut explosion arrive home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:38 PM

Babylyn Serohijos was among four Filipinos who died in the catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Aug. 4 that claimed the lives of close to 200 people and injured thousands. Read more »

FBI to join Beirut blast probe: US envoy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 04:12 AM

The FBI will join investigators probing the cause of the huge port blast that destroyed swathes of Beirut, the top career diplomat at the US State Department said Thursday. Read more »

DFA maglalaan ng P15 milyon para sa repatriation ng mga Pinoy sa Lebanon

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 07:23 PM

Maglalaan ang Department of Foreign Affairs ng P15 milyon para sa repatriation program sa Lebanon matapos ang pagsabog doon na nagdulot ng malawak na pinsala sa capital city na Beirut. Read more »

1 more OFW still missing, 11 more injured in Beirut blasts, DFA reports

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 02:03 PM

Another Filipino was reported missing while 11 others were added among the list of injured in the twin blast that hit Beirut, Lebanon, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Read more »

Lebanon president says negligence or missile may have caused port blast

Hashem Osseiran and Jean-Marc Mojon, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 08 01:29 AM

It was the first acknowledgement by a Lebanese official of the possibility that Tuesday's earth-shaking blast may have been caused by an attack. Read more »

Funerals and fury in Beirut as scale of devastation comes into focus

Marc Santora and Megan Specia, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 07 08:39 AM

Lebanon began an official period of national mourning on Thursday, two days after a powerful explosion in Beirut flattened whole neighborhoods in the bustling metropolis, even as rescue crews from around the world began arriving to help in the search for survivors.  Read more »

'Hindi makapaniwala': Pagdadalamhati iniinda ng mga namatayan sa Beirut blast

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:24 PM

MAYNILA - Ikinuwento ng mga kaanak ng 2 overseas Filipino workers na namatay sa pagsabog sa Beirut, Lebanon ang mga sakripisyo ng mga pumanaw na mahal sa buhay.  Read more »

Ilang OFW sa Lebanon hangad nang makauwi matapos ang Beirut blasts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 07:14 PM

MAYNILA - Sa 23 taong pamamalagi sa Lebanon, ngayon lang nakaramdam ng takot ang overseas Filipino worker na si Marivel Salimabangon, kasabay ng nangyaring pagsabog sa Beirut, kabisera ng lugar.  Read more »

Sahod problema ng ilang Pinoy seaman na apektado ng pagsabog sa Beirut

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 09:32 AM

Pinoproblema ng ilang Pilipinong seaman na apektado ng pagsabog sa Beirut, Lebanon ang kanilang napurnadang sahod, kuwento ng isa sa kanila, Huwebes. Read more »

Basketball: Alapag, Gilas vets sympathize with Lebanon’s El-Khatib after blasts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 11:19 PM

Jimmy Alapag and other members of Gilas Pilipinas sympathized with Lebanese basketball great Fadi El-Khatib following the twin blasts that hit Beirut Tuesday.   Read more »