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No indication of attack in Beirut: US defence officials contradict Trump

US defence department officials say they do not know what Trump was talking about, CNN reports

beirut explosion. Image: Reuters
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A massive blast took place in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday damaging several buildings. Image: Reuters

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Officials of the US Defence Department have contradicted President Donald Trump, saying that there is no clear indication that the massive explosion in Beirut was an "attack".

The three officials of the US Defence Department said that they do not know what Trump was actually talking about, CNN reported.

As per CNN, one official said that if there were indications of anyone in the region pulling something off of this scale, it would have triggered an automatic increase in force protection for US troops and assets in the region.

Earlier, while speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump had offered