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Deadly Beirut explosion: a first-hand account from a Lebanese journalist

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Just days after an explosion tore through the heart of Beirut on August 4, journalist and born-and-raised resident Kim Ghattas described where she was when the blast happened, some of the unanswered questions - and what she thinks was the cause.

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