A massive explosion took place in Beirut on Tuesday evening killing more than 70 people. According to the Lebanese Prime Minister, the explosion’s reason was 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate which was stored at a warehouse in the city.
The horrific pictures and videos from the blast are heartbreaking and it’s all over the internet. Bollywood stars too are shaken up with the recent tragedy and many took their social media handles to extend prayers and condolences.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas tweeted saying, “This is awful. Absolutely devastating. Sending all my love and prayers to everyone affected by this tragedy. #Beirut ”
This is awful. Absolutely devastating. Sending all my love and prayers to everyone affected by this tragedy. #Beirut 🙏🏽 https://t.co/xNVA3KLWRC
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) August 4, 2020
Farhan Akhtar tweeted, “When your mind does not want to believe what your eyes have just seen. #Beirut and it’s people in my thoughts .. ”
When your mind does not want to believe what your eyes have just seen. #Beirut and it’s people in my thoughts .. 💔
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 4, 2020
Bhumi Pednekar also took to her Twitter handle to express grief and wrote, ‘This sent a shiver down my spine. So devastating. Our condolences are with the people of #Beirut. We are praying for you. 2020 can’t imagine getting any worse.’
This sent a shiver down my spine. So devastating.Our condolences are with the people of #Beirut.We are praying for you 🙏
2020 can’t imagine it getting any worse. https://t.co/hO8g5NYAXZ— bhumi pednekar (@bhumipednekar) August 5, 2020
Television star Hina Khan also expressed her grief about the incident as she wrote, “This visual is unimaginable. I don’t know how are people coping up with such a menacing blast while going through so much already as country.I pray for everyone’s safety in #Beirut #Lebanon Please let’s pray”
This visual is unimaginable. I don’t know how are people coping up with such a menacing blast while going through so much already as country.
I pray for everyone’s safety in #Beirut #Lebanon
Please let’s pray together🙏 https://t.co/JgiuEzhVnU— Hina Khan (@eyehinakhan) August 4, 2020
Neha Dhupia penned, “Scary visuals from #Beirut … what’s going on … praying for everyone there ”
Check out the tweets:
Scary visuals from #Beirut … what’s going on … praying for everyone there 🙏
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) August 4, 2020
My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Lebanese. #Beirut 🙏🏽
— BADSHAH (@Its_Badshah) August 5, 2020
Is it just me or this video reminds one of Swara Bhaskar and Salman Khan… pic.twitter.com/LZDhHusOoB
— The Lying Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) August 1, 2020