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Grim Search In Beirut After Huge Blast

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A massive explosion in Beirut caused widespread devastation on Tuesday.

An official with the Lebanese Red Cross said at least 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 were wounded. The official, George Kettaneh, said the toll could rise further.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with Rami Khouri, senior fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and former editor of the Daily Star in Beirut.

This segment aired on August 5, 2020.

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