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The explosion in Beirut hit the wedding video: the bride told how her happy day became a nightmare

'06.08.2020'

Source: Lenta.ru

A cameraman at a wedding in the Lebanese capital of Beirut captured the moment of a powerful explosion when he was shooting a bride posing with flowers, reports Lenta.ru.

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The devastating explosion in the port area of ​​Beirut on the evening of August 4 was featured in a wedding video that went viral on social media.

Israa came to Beirut specifically for the wedding. She wanted to spend this day with family and friends, as well as arrange a festive photo session in the old city. She was just posing for the cameraman in a small deserted square, when almost three tons of saltpeter exploded in the city's port.

The video shows the bride posing with flowers on the street. Suddenly the camera starts shaking and turns in the other direction. The following shots show how the bride, groom and guests flee in panic.

Today, the bride gave interviews to several publications. Her name is Israa Seblani, she lives in the USA, where she works as a doctor, but came to Beirut three weeks ago to celebrate a national style wedding with her fiancé Ahmad Subeyh.

“I spent two weeks preparing for my big day and was as happy as all the other girls. My parents were happy when they saw me in a white dress, in which I looked like a princess, ”Israa said.

The girl tells how a happy day turned into a real nightmare in one second.

“There are no words to explain what happened here during the explosion. I was shocked, I was wondering what happened. I will die? And how will I die? We are still in shock ... I have never heard anything like the sound of this explosion before, ”the bride recalls.

When they got to the hotel, it turned out that the windows were blown out and the walls were damaged. It was impossible to stay there.

Then Israa changed her clothes and helped the wounded in the street.

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Let's remind that a powerful explosion took place in the port area on the evening of August 4. The damage was inflicted on many quarters of the city, the wave hit the Russian embassy. According to the latest data, more than 4 thousand people were injured. The bodies of more than a hundred dead were found.

Lebanese law enforcement officials said that the explosion happened at the time of welding. Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diyab said that the explosion was caused by 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse in the seaport of the capital for six years. The explosive was there without the necessary precautions and threatened the safety of citizens, Diyab added.

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