Alarm at Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Beirut blast was an 'attack'

• Off-the-cuff remarks not backed by US government officials
• Lebanese officials reportedly seek urgent clarification

Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that the massive explosion in Beirut was a bomb attack has revived fears of the president’s potential to foment international crises.

In off-the-cuff remarks at the White House on Tuesday, Trump called the blast a “terrible attack”.

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