Beirut, Lebanon, Aug 3, 2026 (AFP) - Lebanon president urges judiciary to issue Beirut port blast indictment

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2026-08-03

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday urged the judiciary to issue a long-awaited indictment over the 2020 Beirut port blast, on the eve of the catastrophe's sixth anniversary. "The issuing of the indictment by the investigating judge has become a necessity that can no longer be delayed," Aoun said in a statement. The massive Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, killed more than 220 people, injured more that 6,500 and damaged swathes of th......

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