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Lebanon s Supreme Court has given the green light for an investigation into the deadly explosion that shook Beirut in August to resume.
However, the court has yet to rule on a request to replace the judge leading the investigation.
Mr Fadi Sawan, the judge leading the probe, had suspended the investigation a week after charging caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three other former ministers with negligence over the blast that killed more than 200 people.
The disaster destroyed large parts of the capital. epa08919101 Relatives of victims of the 04 August Beirut port explosion pose with portraits of the deceased relatives, during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, 04 January 2021. Relatives of people who died in the massive Beirut Port explosion on 04 August 2020 expressed their protest against the no-show of the Lebanese finance and public works ministers before a judge investigating the explosion. Former ministers are charged with negligence leading to deaths over the