At least 70 people killed in massive blast in Beirut

TIL Desk/World/Beirut/ At least 70 people were killed and over 2,000 injured following a powerful explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday, local media reported.

The country’s health minister Hamad Hassan said that the death toll in the blast has reached 73 and that 2,750 are wounded in the massive explosion, which shattered buildings and caused widespread damage.

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab in a televised address to the county warned that those who were responsible for the devastating catastrophe will be held accountable and not go unpunished.

“What happened today will not fly by without accountability. All those responsible for this catastrophe will pay the price. This is a promise I make to martyrs and injured. This is a national commitment,” Diab said.