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“First sounded like an airplane, then the windows exploded – in a panic we ran to the bathroom”
© Taavi Sundell The family of Finnish Taavi Sundell was only a few kilometers away from the powerful Beirut explosion. The biggest concern in the situation was the fear of a possible new explosion. Taavi Sundell, a researcher at the Finnish Middle East Institute, had just arrived home from work when he exploded in Beirut. … Read more
“All the acquaintances who live even miles away have at least windows in.”
© AP Photo / Hussein Malla Beirut, Lebanon Anna Savolainen, who returned from the Finnish Embassy in July, worked in Beirut for four years as Deputy Head of Mission. The city of Beirut and the blasting areas are very familiar to him. Savolainen commented on the devastating explosion in Beirut to MTV News, which, according … Read more