Security forces use tear gas as thousands pour into main square of Lebanese capital in rally against country's political leaders; demonstrators takeover foreign ministry building

Beirut explosion kills at least 154 people, devastates swathes of the capital; 300,000 made homeless

TV cites assessment Nasrallah may have intended to use stockpile that caused port blast in 'Third Lebanon War', notes cases in Germany, UK where Hezbollah caught with same material

Michel Aoun says Lebanese investigation also checking into accident and negligence as causes of catastrophe; search for survivors continues; death toll over 150

Death toll from massive explosion at port in Lebanese capital rises to 149 as foreign rescue teams assist in searching for those still missing

Catastrophic explosion is widely seen as a shocking expression of government incompetence, infuriating public already mired in economic crisis

Grief turns to anger as Lebanese fume over negligence, corruption; France's Macron in Beirut vows support for public; investigators hold workers, officials for questioning

'I have nowhere to go,' a woman says, weeping at remains of her home; throughout the night, radio presenters read the names of missing or injured people

The chronology of Lebanon's singular disaster runs through the ship MV Rhosus, its allegedly dodgy owner, a volatile cargo and a blatant disregard for danger by authorities

Over 5,000 injured in explosion; port officials put under house arrest, as public anger boils at political class