Tag: Beirut explosion
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Beirut explosion: China, UK, EU, US, Qatar pledge €252m aid to Lebanon
Britain, Qatar, the United States, the European Union, China, the World Bank have pledged immediate humanitarian relief worth over 252 million euros (297.08 million U.S. dollars) to Lebanon. Beirut, the Lebanese capital was rocked last week by two huge explosions that have claimed at least 158 lives and injured 6,000 others. The aid pledge followed…
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Lebanon reveals cause of Beirut explosion, Israel reacts
Lebanon’s Interior Minister, Mohammed Fahmi, says the Tuesday explosion in Beirut was caused by ammonium nitrate. He said the chemical was stored in a warehouse at the port. More than 50 people were feared dead, with nearly 3,000 injured. Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, disclosed that the warehouse had been the subject of warnings since 2014.…
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Over 30 dead, 3,000 others injured in Beirut explosion
At least 25 people have died after a huge explosion in Beirut, while more than 2,500 have been injured, Lebanese health minister Hamad Hasan has said. Shocking videos from the scene show large plumes of thick smoke rising into the air near former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s Downtown Beirut residence. One woman stated that all…