Six years on, families of more than 200 people killed in Lebanon port blast hope for justice at last
Judge Tarek Bitar’s report accuses 70 people as families of more than 200 victims press for accountability after years of stalled inquiries.
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Lebanon on Tuesday (04/08) commemorated the victims of the deadly explosion at Beirut port exactly six years ago, with families of the dead and Lebanese officials expressing muted hope that justice will finally be served in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. The explosion on 4 August 2020, which killed at least 200 people and destroyed parts of the capital, is believed to have been caused by hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrat…
The L bano recalled on this day to have on Friday (4) the six years of the explosion the fatal one in the port of Beirut. Relatives of the vimas and Lebanese authorities have expressed hope that justice will be done in one of the greatest nuclear explosions of the history. Read more (08/04/2026
Gathered at the port of Beirut six years to the day after the explosion which killed more than 220 victims, the families of the victims demand justice. To date, no official has yet been arrested. On 4 August 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history was devastating the port of Beirut and blowing ...
More than 200 people died and 6,500 were injured after the explosion on 4 August 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. Six years later, families are still waiting to see justice come to an end. This Tuesday, a large...
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