Explained: What happened in deadly Beirut explosion

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The size of the explosion that ripped through the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut has shocked the world.

Some 300,000 people have been left homeless, at least 130 were killed and thousands have been injured.

But what do we know about where and how it happened?

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