Massive Beirut explosion kills at least 100, wounds more than 4,000

By BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press
BEIRUT — Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands and leaving entire city blocks blanketed with glass and rubble.
Smoke still rose from the port, where a towering building of silos was half destroyed, spilling out grain. Hangars around it were completely toppled. The blast knocked ou