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AP PHOTOS: In flash, Beirut blast tore up thousands of homes

by Associated Press
| August 8, 2020 5:27 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — The gigantic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday tore through homes, blowing off doors and windows, toppling cupboards, and sent flying books, shelves, lamps and everything else.

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