The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is working to verify reports that at least 34 refugees have been killed among about 200 people in a massive port explosion that devastated a Lebanese capital city in a week. The UNHCR said in a statement on Tuesday that …
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A letter from Lebanese security officials warning that the 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate stored dangerously in the port of Beirut could destroy the city was sent to both the prime minister and the president at the end of July, according to Reuters. The new information underscores the level …
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The man who shot the infamous video of the horrific explosion that shook Beirut said he was afraid he would die on the spot after it shook when his shock wave hit his coffee pot and knocked him off his balcony to his apartment, according to a report. Abdallah Rashidi, …
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BEIRUT (AP) – Chemical experts and firefighters are working to secure at least 20 potentially hazardous chemical containers at the explosion-ravaged port of Beirut, after finding one that was leaking, according to a member of a French cleaning team. Some of the containers were punctured when last week’s deadly explosion …
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Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and prime minister last month that 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the port of Beirut could destroy the capital if it exploded, news reports said on Tuesday. Two weeks later, industrial chemicals went up in a massive explosion that destroyed most …
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