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BEIRUT, Aug 7 — Lebanese authorities have arrested 16 people in an investigation into the Beirut port warehouse explosion, state news agency NNA said yesterday, and a judicial source and local media said the port's general manager was among those being held. NNA did not name the individuals, but...

Friday, 07 Aug 2020 07:38 AM MYT

BEIRUT, Aug 7 — Lebanese authorities have arrested 16 people in an investigation into the Beirut port warehouse explosion, state news agency NNA said yesterday, and a judicial source and local media said the port's general manager was among those being held.

 

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