Satellite images have laid bare the true extent of the destruction in Beirut after a warehouse filled with dangerous chemicals exploded with the force of a small nuclear bomb yesterday evening. The site of the warehouse has been turned into a watery crater, while an adjacent grain silo has been reduced to little more than shattered concrete columns and surrounding buildings flattened. At least 135 people have died in the explosion, though that number is expected to rise as teams search the rubble, with some 5,000 wounded and dozens missing in Beirut, which officials have called a 'disaster city'. The economic cost of the damage is thought to be around $5billion with half the city's buildings damaged, but the more-pressing human cost includes 300,000 people left homeless along with hospitals struggling to cope.

WANTED! SPD Violent Crimes detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying several persons of interest in a shooting on June 20th at 11th Avenue and East Pike Street. Around 2:46 AM on June 20th, police received reports of gunfire in the area of the CHOP. A 911 call was received indicating a shooting victim was down near 11th Avenue and East Pike Street. The victim, a 33-year-old man, survived the shooting and later made several statements online and to a media outlet, indicating he was attacked and shot following a dispute with a group of people outside the CHOP. Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact the Seattle Police Department Violent Crimes tip line at (206)233-5000.