Beirut. Then, an explosion happened.“We literally saw the reaction, we literally heard the explosion and glass breaking. And then (the phone) disconnected,” he said during an interview on The Roy Green Show on Global News Radio.“We were just panicking.”Tuesday’s blast devastated much of the city including its port, killing nearly 160 people and injuring almost 6,000.
As of Saturday, dozens were still missing.It was later confirmed the explosion was caused by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, which arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago during an unscheduled port visit.Twenty minutes later, Haran, a New Brunswick restaurateur and owner of Let’s Hummus in Saint John, N.B., said he was informed by his mother-in-law that their immediate.