Beirut explosion: Bride's photoshoot interrupted by massive blast

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Beirut explosion: Bride's photoshoot interrupted by massive blast
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Video shows a bride posing for photographs on her wedding day in Beirut on Tuesday when the massive explosion happened in the port of the city in a warehouse that stored highly explosive material.

Footage captured by Seblani’s wedding photographer, Mahmoud Nakib, shows the moment when the shock wave hit, turning a special moment into a mad scramble for all involved.

As bride Dr. Israa Seblani stood smiling in a square close to the couple's wedding venue, the blast could be heard and the bouquet and the bottom of her dress were blown away in the aftermath that saw damage to buildings and smoke in the street. Seblani quickly ran away towards a building.

The explosion happened Tuesday evening at Beirut’s port, where officials say a fire set off more than 2,700 tonnes of explosive ammonium nitrate at a warehouse. The blast killed more than 100 people, injured thousands more and obliterated nearby buildings