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It might be 7.62, hard to judge from the photo alone.

But regardless, it's a caliber not used for the M16 / M4 platform.
- The Lebanese army mourns its 7th soldier from the Beirut explosion, Hasan Sadek. https://t.co/EFpzNypbzY
- The Lebanese army mourns its 8th soldier from the Beirut explosion, Istephan Ruhana. https://t.co/c3QmiqBWKF
Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad has resigned from cabinet.

Note: She was picked by Walid Joumblat as his share of the government. https://t.co/nhmUqqLyXP
MP Neemat Frem is the 6th to announce his resignation from Lebanon parliament.

Others are Marwan Hamadeh, Paula Yacoubian and the three Kataeb Party MPs.

A few other independents are expected to resign too. https://t.co/dlG468iJWt
- Joumblat has other ministers in the Cabinet.

- More ministers are expected to resign.
IDF AF jets are reported over several city and village in Lebanon.
- The minister of economy is planning to resign.

- The minister of Education is planning to resign.

- PM Diab is meeting with other ministers to discuss resignation.
Opinion: The biggest mistake that would happen is:

1- Early elections without a non-secterian law, that doesn't consider Lebanon as one constituency.

2- Allowing any corrupt to come back to become PM, namely Saad Al Hariri.
The latest in investigation:

- According to the latest reports PM Diab and President Aoun were informed about the shipment and the ammonium nitrate on 20-7-2020, just days before the explosion.

- All heads of Lebanese security forces were informed about this cargo for years.

- The gap in the warehouse was man-made and intended for stealing this warehouse n°12.
August 9 2006

Hezbullah: (5)

IDF: (16) https://t.co/eT1VaOpFD2
- The body of a member of the Beirut Fire Brigade was found under the rubble in the port.
- Education Minister Tarek Majzoub denies rumors about his resignation.

- PM Diab and 8 ministers are currently meeting, including the minister of Interior and Municipalities.
- Reports are indicating that Diab is persuading those 8 ministers NOT to resign, because if 8 did the government is forfeited and considered resigned by law.

Al Jadeed and LBC are now doing a live coverage of the news in the Grand Serail.
- Volunteers today assisting in cleaning the streets of Beirut. https://t.co/hXkpg62cXo