In Pictures: Scars from Beirut blast capture moment of horror

Their scars reveal the horrific moment when every window shattered

Published: August 18, 2020 12:10 AP and compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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Angelique Sabounjian, a fashion model, was left with a gaping wound above her right eye from flying glass, now replaced by stitches. She, like others, is now demanding an international investigation. "It was a kind of a nuclear bomb," she said. "This was not something normal to happen.'' Image Credit: AP

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Clara Chammas, a psychologist and a health coach, who got injured at her apartment. Image Credit: AP

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The explosion in Beirut blew out windows for miles around and sent cascades of glass shards pouring onto the streets. It killed at least 180 people and left 6,000 wounded. Image Credit: AP

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Yara Saeid, 4, who got injured at her parents' apartment .The scars often tell the story of where the victim was standing when a stockpile of explosive chemicals stored at Beirut's port was ignited by a fire, sending an earthquake-like jolt through the city and leaving entire blocks littered with rubble. Image Credit: AP

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Shadi Rizk, a network engineer, was working in a glass building across from the port and saw the fire out his window. A haunting video he shot on his phone shows the column of spoke and his reflection in the glass window. His colleagues can be heard chanting ``Oh my God'' in the background.Then there is a ball of fire and the screen turns to dust. Image Credit: AP

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Rainier Jreissati, 63, businessman. There are other wounds that will take much longer to heal. The blast destroyed entire neighborhoods near the port, leaving tens of thousands of people unable to live in their homes or operate their businesses. Lebanon was already in the grip of a severe economic crisis and struggling to contain a coronavirus outbreak. Image Credit: AP

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Hussein Haidar, 27, who got injured at his office. Image Credit: AP

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Tony Helou, 63, unemployed, who got injured at his apartment. Image Credit: AP

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Hassan Nabha, 27, a computer and communication engineer, who got injured at his office. Image Credit: AP

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