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Beirut explosion: Reaction in Lebanon and the UK

5 Live's Nicky Campbell speaks to people affected in Beirut and the UK, and finds out more about the political and economic situation in Lebanon.

Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital Beirut on Tuesday.

The blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others.

5 Live's Nicky Campbell speaks to people affected in Beirut and the UK, and finds out more about the political and economic situation in Lebanon.

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