Bangladesh
Beirut blast: Five Navy soldiers injured, two critical
The injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Beirut.
The blast, which had begun with a fire at the port, soon exploded into a mushroom like cloud as video footage of the incident went viral on the internet.
The incident left 78 killed and another 4000 injured, media reports said on Wednesday.
President Michel Aoun said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been stored unsafely in a warehouse for six years, reports BBC.
According to reports, the leader also announced that the government would release 100 billion lira (£50.5m; $66m) of emergency funds.
The country is observing an official three-day mourning from Wednesday.
Several people were trapped under rubble following the blast.
Cars were seen destroyed and left abandoned in the streets.
