Chinahand Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just incredible. What the heck was being kept there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 There's so much footage. Early reports were about fireworks, other reports about huge quantities of seized ammonium nitrate fertilizer. That explosion is insane, reports of windows blown as far as 15 miles away and people feeling/hearing the blast in Cyprus! Lots of people very hurt and sadly the death toll, which was at 73 the last I saw, is very likely to rise. Lebanon has been having a hard time of it anyway, things just got harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Ammonium Nitrate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Here's another clip, there are loads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxst Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Around 80 dead and nigh on 4000 injured so far. Given the scale of the explosion and the shockwave destruction, this will undoubtedly climb even higher. Incredibly hard times for Lebanon, who are economically crippled as it is. I’m only amazed that it has been deemed ‘accidental’ at the current time as opposed to being a result of Israeli action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 8 hours ago, manxst said: Around 80 dead and nigh on 4000 injured so far. Given the scale of the explosion and the shockwave destruction, this will undoubtedly climb even higher. Incredibly hard times for Lebanon, who are economically crippled as it is. I’m only amazed that it has been deemed ‘accidental’ at the current time as opposed to being a result of Israeli action. offensive content edited out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxst Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Rog said: offensive content edited out Why so? No need for that, and brings nothing to the discussion, Rog. Trump (sad as I am to quote him) has already said his generals believe it was a bomb as opposed to the ammonium nitrate/fireworks theory. Two drones of the type used by Israel were seen spending significant time in the area that same day, according to a report I read last night, and tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have been significantly heightened in the last few weeks after cross Syrian border raids and subsequent Israeli military action. Therefore I wrote what I did, which was not proportionate or justified to your term of abuse ‘reply’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxst Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Rog said: offensive content edited out Thanks for the apology for your unnecessary abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, manxst said: Thanks for the apology for your unnecessary abuse. That was a moderator edit. Rog is on temporary holiday. Normal abusive racist Rog posts may return after the hiatus. But he won’t be repentant, he never apologises, however wrong or offensive he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxst Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, John Wright said: That was a moderator edit. Rog is on temporary holiday. Normal abusive racist Rog posts may return after the hiatus. But he won’t be repentant, he never apologises, however wrong or offensive he is. Many thanks John, much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 2 hours ago, John Wright said: But he won’t be repentant, he never apologises, however wrong or offensive he is. Well I’m no book-burning reactionary, but that sounds very much like the opening line of the reasons for a permanent ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, Uhtred said: Well I’m no book-burning reactionary, but that sounds very much like the opening line of the reasons for a permanent ban. He’s good gammon entertainment. But it’s got to be kosher gammon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 5 hours ago, John Wright said: That was a moderator edit. Rog is on temporary holiday. Normal abusive racist Rog posts may return after the hiatus. But he won’t be repentant, he never apologises, however wrong or offensive he is. On this occasion I kind of agreed with the gist of what he wrote. Which is unusual. To be clear, what he said was not in this instance racist or even anywhere in that area. He essentially called someone an idiot for making what was, without doubt, an idiotic comment. ETA: unless there was something else which I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 The knee jerk assumption of Israeli involvement without any evidence is offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, pongo said: ETA: unless there was something else which I missed. There was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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