Quick-thinking Beirut father goes viral after protecting son during deadly blast

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A quick-thinking father from Beirut has gone viral after home CCTV captured the moment he instinctively protected his son during the deadly blast that rocked the city on August 4.

Footage shows Hamed Allawi at home with six-year-old son Noureddine during the moment of the blast that originated in the city's port.

The moment shows Allawi run for cover as the shockwave from the explosion hits their building in the Mala'ab area of the city, three kilometres away from the the blast site.

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