Lebonon Blast: The huge chemical explosion ravaged large parts of the capital.
The death count from Beirut's massive August 4 explosion has climbed to 171, a health ministry spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
The new figure, up from 160, came exactly one week since the mega-blast ravaged swathes of the Lebanese capital, wounding more than 6,000 and temporarily displacing 300,000 people from their homes.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)