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Lebanese Prime Minister, Ex-Ministers Charged With Negligence Over Deadly Beirut Blast

HeadlineDec 10, 2020

A judge in Lebanon has charged Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers with negligence in connection to the devastating August 4 explosion at the Port of Beirut. The explosion killed over 200 people, injured 7,000 and left more than a quarter-million Beirut residents homeless. 

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