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In pictures: Chaos and destruction in Beirut after blast

Getty Images A view of the damage at the Port of BeirutGetty Images
The site of the blast was almost entirely destroyed

Lebanon's capital, Beirut, is mourning the victims of Tuesday's huge blast, which killed more than 100, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction in the city.

There blast was felt hundreds of kilometres away in Cyprus.

Officials blame the explosion on several thousand tonnes of ammonium nitrate, stored in a warehouse for six years.

Several port officials have been placed under house arrest.

Reuters A street left entirely destroyed by the blastReuters
The whole city was shaken by the explosion
Getty Images Men walk through a debris-covered streetGetty Images
Many homes and businesses were destroyed
Getty Images A view of the damage at Mohammad Al-Amin MosqueGetty Images
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque was also damaged
Reuters Damaged vehicles and buildings are seen near the site of Tuesday's blastReuters
Buildings were left completely gutted
Reuters A soldier walks through the streets of BeirutReuters
The explosion comes as Lebanon struggles with an economic crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic
Reuters Staff move a gurney in a damaged hospitalReuters
Hospitals were overwhelmed
Getty Images A man carries away an injured girl in BeirutGetty Images
A man carries away an injured girl in Beirut
Getty Images A man sits in his house the day after the explosionGetty Images
As many as 300,000 people have been left homeless

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