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Beirut On its Knees

August 06, 2020

By Eliane Eid
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 6 2020 (IPS-Partners)

Following the massive explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4, IPS correspondent Eliane Eid reports that the residents of the city are still shell shocked. Beirut looks like a battlefield, with destruction all around. The main port was on fire before the explosion. Described by some quarters as a “chemical bomb”, the explosion ripped through the heart of Beirut While the investigations have begun, the Lebanese community is uncertain as to what might have been the cause of this exposition that tore apart peoples lives with the blink of an eye.

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Source : African Media Agency (AMA)

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