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Six Years After Beirut Port Blast, Victims' Families Say 'Wound ...
Judge Tarek Bitar’s report accuses 70 people as families of more than 200 victims press for accountability after years of stalled inquiries.
- On Tuesday, Lebanon marked the sixth anniversary of the Beirut port blast as Judge Tarek Bitar resumed his investigation and submitted a report accusing 70 individuals of various offenses linked to the 2020 explosion.
- Caused by 2,750 tonnes of improperly stored ammonium nitrate at Hangar 12, the August 4, 2020 explosion decimated Beirut and killed at least 218 people, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in modern history.
- Years of political interference previously paralysed the probe, but the 2025 election of President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam enabled the judicial process to resume after obstacles from senior officials.
- For grieving families like Paul Naggear, whose three-year-old daughter Alexandra Naggear was killed, the investigation marks a turning point after six years of legal battles demanding accountability and formal trials.
- Following a response from the public prosecutor, Bitar will prepare a public indictment naming the 70 accused individuals, triggering the trial process and potentially delivering long-sought justice for the Lebanese people.
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Comment collected by Nathalie Duplan, correspondent in LebanonMireille Khoury, mother of Elias, 15 years old"Our house is about 200 meters from the grain elevators.In a minute, my life has... The article "The person that I was died that day": six years later, the families of the victims tell of the explosion of the port of Beirut appeared first on Current Values.
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After years of political deadlock, the investigation into the deadly Beirut port explosion has moved forward. Indictments could be months away.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Center, 40% Right
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- 40% of the sources are Center, 40% of the sources lean Right
40% Right
L 20%
C 40%
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