A plane of Kyrgyz airline Moalem Aviation was preparing for takeoff when an explosion occurred near the airport in Beirut.
Israel struck a powerful blow to a building in the Shuweifat district. A correspondent of Sputnik Arabic captured the moment of the explosion on video.
A representative of Moalem Aviation LLC said that the plane was carrying cargo to Dubai.
"During takeoff, our crew saw smoke and notified us about it. They flew to Dubai as scheduled. A day later, we saw news in the media that there was an explosion near the airport. We did not feel anything on board the plane at that moment. The Beirut airport continued working. No one was hurt," airline representatives said.
