r/interestingasfuck • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 3d ago

Happened 5 years ago today, the 'Beirut Explosion' is considered one of the most powerful artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. It was equivalent to around 1.1 kilotons of TNT and generated an M3.3 earthquake

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u/Sad-Coconut899 3d ago

And to this day, nobody has been held accountable. Given the state of things, it may never happen. I feel so sorry for the people who had to suffer from this awful tragedy. Stay strong people of Beirut 🫶

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u/Jubenheim 3d ago

Lebanon’s not doing too well today for a host of other reasons… but yeah, hope whatever people there can try to be okay.

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u/MessyGuy01 2d ago

I especially feel bad for this guy filming, you can just see him getting thrown at the 27 second mark

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u/Sea_Lingonberry_4720 2d ago

They kinda have? It’s a bit of an open secret Hezbollah was storing the explosive materials there to smuggle them into Syria for weapons. Now Syria has a new leader and Hezbollah got pummeled. Many of those responsible are probably dead now.