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Beirut blast leaves Virat Kohli 'heartbroken and shocked'

| @indiablooms | Aug 05, 2020, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi:  The Beirut explosion left many people hurt and even Indian skipper Virat Kohli described the incident as 'shocking'.

"Heartbreaking and shocking. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Lebanon," Kohli tweeted.

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Heartbreaking and shocking. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Lebanon.????????????

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 5, 2020

At least 100 people were reportedly killed and some 4,000 others injured in the port blast that rocked Beirut on Tuesday.  

Indian cricketer KL Rahul also express his grief over the incident and tweeted: "Pray for Lebanon."

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