PM Johnson offers support to Beirut after massive blast

Reuters

Published Aug 04, 2020 23:26

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain stood ready to provide any support it could to help Beirut after a massive explosion in the city's port area killed 25 people and injured more than 2,500.

"The pictures and videos from Beirut tonight are shocking," Johnson wrote on Twitter. "All of my thoughts and prayers are with those caught up in this terrible incident.