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The Iranian official added that Iran's aids, including a mobile hospital, are ready to be dispatched to the country.
Lebanese Defense Minister Zeina Akar, for her part, appreciated Iran for standing by the country.
A massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut leaving a very large number of casualties.
A warehouse at the Beirut Port caught fire on Tuesday afternoon, triggering a huge explosion, Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Several smaller explosions were heard before the bigger one occurred.
Abbas Ibrahim, the head of Lebanon’s General Security, said that “highly explosive materials” ammonium nitrate confiscated earlier had been stored at the site.
Footage shared on social media captured the moment of the bigger explosion, with columns of thick smoke billowing fast across several hundreds of meters and shrouding the area.
The tragedy has so far claimed at least 100 lives and injured over 4,000 people.
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