President Donald Trump said US military generals have told him that they seem to feel the massive explosion that rocked Beirut

Washington: President Donald Trump said US military generals have told him that they seem to feel the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, was a terrible attack likely caused by a bomb.

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Trump was asked why he called it an attack and not an accident. To this, he replied, “It would seem like it based on the explosion.”

I met with some of our great generals and they just seem to feel that it was. This was not some kind of a manufacturing explosion type of event. ... They seem to think it was attack. It was a bomb of some kind.

Trump offered condolences to the victims and said the United States stood ready to assist Lebanon. It looks like a terrible attack, he said.

Beirut blastIn addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.

The cause of the blast was not immediately known, but initial reports suggested a fire had detonated a warehouse at the port.