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Lebanon is hit by ANOTHER explosion at ‘Hezbollah arms depot’

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Lebanon is hit by ANOTHER explosion: Hezbollah arms depot destroyed after massive blast caused by ‘technical error’ weeks after Beirut disaster Hezbollah operatives surrounded the blast site after a fire broke out in Al Qana Sources said there were injuries but Hezbollah has not confirmed any casualties It comes weeks after the blast which killed … Read more

Hezbollah ‘has European weapons stores including explosives’

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Hezbollah has stores of weapons across Europe including the explosive chemical that blew up Beirut, the US government claimed last night.  Hezbollah operatives have moved ammonium nitrate through Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland since 2012, the State Department said as it ramped up the pressure on Europe to ban the Iran-backed group.  Counter-terrorism … Read more

Beirut explosion rescue workers find ANOTHER ‘heartbeat’ under the rubble

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Rescue workers may have found another ‘heartbeat’ under the rubble left when an explosion rocked the Port of Beirut last month – raising fresh hopes a buried survivor might still be alive after the blast.    Search operations began on Thursday afternoon after a sniffer dog belonging to a Chilean search and rescue team detected something … Read more

People across Lebanon observe a moment of silence to mark one month since the explosion

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People throughout Lebanon observed a moment of silence on Friday to mark one month since the devastating Beirut explosion, while rescuers dug through the rubble of a building destroyed in the blast, hoping to find a survivor. Images reflected the pain and anguish that persists one month after the August 4 blast that killed 191 … Read more

Beirut blast rescuers ‘detect heartbeat’ under rubble sparking hopes of finding survivor

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Beirut blast rescuers ‘detect a heartbeat’ under rubble sparking hopes of finding a survivor a month after the explosion Sniffer dog belonging to the Chilean rescue team first detected something A pulsing signal was detected on Thursday from under the rubble of a building  The team used audio detection equipment and detected what could be … Read more

Shadowy Russian owner of Beirut’s ‘floating bomb ship’ breaks cover

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This is the mysterious Russian businessman who owned the ‘floating bomb’ ship that ripped through Beirut, killing more than 180 people and leaving 300,000 homeless. MailOnline tracked down reclusive shipping tycoon Igor Grechushkin to Cyprus, where he lives with his glamorous wife Irina and their three sons. Mr Grechushkin owned the Moldovan-registered cargo ship, the … Read more

Heidi Klum joins Shakira and Becky G to raise money for Beirut after this month’s deadly explosion

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Heidi Klum joins Shakira and Becky G along with other stars to raise money for the people of Beirut, Lebanon after this month’s deadly explosion By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 01:25 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 01:25 BST, 29 August 2020 After tragedy struck earlier this month, she’s standing with others to help … Read more

Beirut’s port finally opens again for aid shipments

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The Port of Beirut has re-opened for aid shipments over three weeks after a haul of abandoned ammonium nitrate in storage blew up a warehouse causing a cataclysmic explosion that killed 171 people.  In aerial photographs released today, aid ships can be seen moored off Beirut’s flattened port. The blast, which took place on August … Read more