A number of blogs, most notably Little Green Footballs and Sports Shooter (a forum for professional photographers) have raised serious questions about this Reuters photograph. Did photographer Adnan Hajj doctor this image to exaggerate the damage to Beirut?
Smoke billows from burning buildings destroyed during an overnight Israeli air raid on Beirut’s suburbs August 5, 2006. Many buildings were flattened during the attack. REUTERS/Adnan Hajj
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