Lebanese bride happy to be alive after blast cuts short wedding video


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  • Thursday, 06 Aug 2020

Bride Israa Seblani poses for a picture in the same place where she was taking her wedding photos yesterday at the moment of the explosion that occurred at Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Abi Nader

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Radiant in a long white gown and veil, 29-year-old Lebanese bride Israa Seblani stands smiling and posing for her wedding video. The scene is shattered by a deafening roar, and a powerful shockwave nearly blows her off her feet.

The dramatic footage captured the moment when a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, killing 135 people and injuring more than 5,000.

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