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Blast Hits Palestinian Camp In Lebanon, Injures About A Dozen: Report
A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, injuring about a dozen people, according to rescue workers on scene and a Palestinian source inside the camp.
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Russia Sends Lebanon Satellite Images From Day Of Deadly Beirut Blast
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow sent the Lebanese government satellite images from the day of last year's deadly Beirut port blast in an effort to help with the investigation.
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Six Dead In Beirut Deadly Shooting During Protest Over Port Blast Probe
Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.
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"Beware Of Our Anger": Grief And Wrath As Lebanon Marks Year Since Deadly Blast
Lebanon on Wednesday marks a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged Beirut, with a mix of grief over lost lives and rage at the impunity for its worst peacetime disaster at a time when its economy was already in tatters.
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Year After Lebanon Blast, Children Still In Distress: UN
A year after a monster explosion at Beirut's port, one in three families in Lebanon have children still showing signs of trauma, the UN said Tuesday.
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Outgoing Lebanon Prime Minister, 3 Former Ministers Indicted Over Beirut Blast: Report
The lead investigator of the catastrophic August 4 blast at the Lebanese capital's port indicted outgoing premier Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers on charges of negligence, a judicial source said Thursday.
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Lebanon Judge Wants Ministers Investigated Over Port Blast
The judge leading Lebanon's probe into the deadly Beirut port blast wants three members of the cabinet investigated over their possible responsibility in the disaster, a judicial source said Tuesday.
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Huge Fire At Beirut Port Weeks After Deadly Blast
A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, AFP correspondents said, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a deadly dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month.
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Lebanese Recycle Glass From Massive Beirut Port Blast
Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man heaved shovel-loads of shards -- retrieved from Beirut after the massive explosion at its port -- into a red-hot furnace.
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"I Don't Want To Die": Blast Traumatises Beirut Children
"I don't want to die." Those were the first words Hiba's six-year-old son screamed after the massive explosion at Beirut port sent shards of glass flying around their house.
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Lebanon's Leaders Warned In July About Explosives At Port: Documents
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources.
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Lebanon PM Announces Resignation Of Government Over Deadly Beirut Blasts
Lebanon's prime minister Hassan Diab announced his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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Lebanon Prime Minister To Announce Government Resignation Over Beirut Blast: Minister
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab was expected to announce his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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Lebanon Government On Brink As Fourth Minister Quits Since Beirut Blasts
Lebanon's finance minister stepped down Monday in the fourth resignation from a government under fire over the deadly port blast that ripped through the capital, a ministry official told AFP.
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World Donors Pledge Over 250 Million Euros To Aid Blast-Hit Lebanon: France
World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with the emergency aid to be delivered "directly" to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut.
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Blast Hits Palestinian Camp In Lebanon, Injures About A Dozen: Report
A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, injuring about a dozen people, according to rescue workers on scene and a Palestinian source inside the camp.
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Russia Sends Lebanon Satellite Images From Day Of Deadly Beirut Blast
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow sent the Lebanese government satellite images from the day of last year's deadly Beirut port blast in an effort to help with the investigation.
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Six Dead In Beirut Deadly Shooting During Protest Over Port Blast Probe
Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.
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"Beware Of Our Anger": Grief And Wrath As Lebanon Marks Year Since Deadly Blast
Lebanon on Wednesday marks a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged Beirut, with a mix of grief over lost lives and rage at the impunity for its worst peacetime disaster at a time when its economy was already in tatters.
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Year After Lebanon Blast, Children Still In Distress: UN
A year after a monster explosion at Beirut's port, one in three families in Lebanon have children still showing signs of trauma, the UN said Tuesday.
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Outgoing Lebanon Prime Minister, 3 Former Ministers Indicted Over Beirut Blast: Report
The lead investigator of the catastrophic August 4 blast at the Lebanese capital's port indicted outgoing premier Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers on charges of negligence, a judicial source said Thursday.
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Lebanon Judge Wants Ministers Investigated Over Port Blast
The judge leading Lebanon's probe into the deadly Beirut port blast wants three members of the cabinet investigated over their possible responsibility in the disaster, a judicial source said Tuesday.
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Huge Fire At Beirut Port Weeks After Deadly Blast
A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, AFP correspondents said, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a deadly dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month.
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Lebanese Recycle Glass From Massive Beirut Port Blast
Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man heaved shovel-loads of shards -- retrieved from Beirut after the massive explosion at its port -- into a red-hot furnace.
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"I Don't Want To Die": Blast Traumatises Beirut Children
"I don't want to die." Those were the first words Hiba's six-year-old son screamed after the massive explosion at Beirut port sent shards of glass flying around their house.
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Lebanon's Leaders Warned In July About Explosives At Port: Documents
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources.
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Lebanon PM Announces Resignation Of Government Over Deadly Beirut Blasts
Lebanon's prime minister Hassan Diab announced his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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Lebanon Prime Minister To Announce Government Resignation Over Beirut Blast: Minister
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab was expected to announce his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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Lebanon Government On Brink As Fourth Minister Quits Since Beirut Blasts
Lebanon's finance minister stepped down Monday in the fourth resignation from a government under fire over the deadly port blast that ripped through the capital, a ministry official told AFP.
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World Donors Pledge Over 250 Million Euros To Aid Blast-Hit Lebanon: France
World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with the emergency aid to be delivered "directly" to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut.
