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Finland is sending aid to Beirut, which was devastated by the explosion

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© REUTERS / Aziz Taher Beirut 2020 The Lebanese authorities have requested material assistance from EU countries because of the extensive damage caused by the explosion. In its press release, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior states that it has decided to send expert and material assistance to Beirut through the European Union’s civil protection … Read more

Finnish Cecilia says she was injured in the Beirut explosion – had to give herself first aid: “A piece is missing from my forehead”

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© AP Photo / Hussein Malla The explosion in Lebanon Finnish UN employee Cecilia Pellosniemi says on Facebook that she was injured in the Beirut explosion in Lebanon. Pellosniemi says Yle News had been at home in the shower at the time of the accident just a few hundred meters from the blast site. He … Read more