Mix of grief and rage as Lebanon marks one year since deadly Beirut blast
At least 214 people were killed in the blast in Lebanon’s capital. By AFP Wednesday 4 Aug 2021, 8:40 AM 6 hours ago 8,255 Views 5 Comments
Aerial view of damage caused during Beirut blast.
Image: PA Images
Image: PA Images
LEBANON TODAY MARKS one year since an explosion ravaged Beirut, with a mix of grief over lost lives and rage at the impunity for its worst peacetime disaster at a time when the economy was already in tatters.
Shortly after 6pm on 4 August 2020, a stock of ammonium nitrate fertiliser haphazardly stored at the city’s port exploded and left swathes of the Lebanese capital looking like a war zone.
Grief and anger as Beirut marks year since deadly blast
rte.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rte.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lebanon marks one-year anniversary of Beirut port blast that killed 214
dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.