BEIRUT, Aug 8 — Lebanon’s president yesterday rejected any international probe into the catastrophic port blast, saying a missile or negligence could have been responsible as rescuers desperately combed the rubble for survivors. The entrenched ruling class has come under fire once again since...
A picture shows a blown-up ship which was thrown on the land at Beirut port August 7, 2020, three days after a massive blast there shook the Lebanese capital. — AFP pic
Even Lebanese President Michel Aoun admitted yesterday that the “paralysed” system needed to be “reconsidered”. What ignited the massive shipment of the chemical remains unclear — officials have said work had recently begun on repairs to the warehouse, while others suspected fireworks stored either in the same place or nearby.
French President Emmanuel Macron was the first world leader to touch down in Lebanon on Thursday, where he pressed officials to enact deep reform ahead of an aid conference planned in the coming days. Two days after the blast, Lebanese were flocking to a 20-tent Russian field hospital newly established in the capital’s largest sport stadium.
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