Beirut hospitals overwhelmed by thousands of injured people

Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris as a major explosion hit Lebanon capital Beirut.

Ambulances ferried the injured to hospital and there were numerous casualties.

The Lebanese Red Cross said 30 of its teams were responding to reports of casualties and that the organisation was on “high alert.”

A public call for blood donations followed swiftly.

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In This Story: Lebanon

Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of Western Asia, and the transcontinental region of the Middle East.

The official language, Arabic, is the most common language spoken by the citizens of Lebanon. Its capital is Beirut.

Lebanon was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and is a member of the Arab League (1945), the Non-Aligned Movement (1961), Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (1969), and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (1973).

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