TIMELINE: Five years since Beirut's August 2020 port blast

Record ID: 2277637

  • Title: TIMELINE: Five years since Beirut's August 2020 port blast
  • Date: 31st July 2025
  • Summary: On August 6, 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron was the first foreign leader to visit the Lebanese capital after the Beirut blast and offered France's support for the Lebanese people. BEIRUT, LEBANON (FILE - AUGUST 6, 2020) (TELE LIBAN POOL) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON WALKING WITH OFFICIALS THROUGH BLAST SITE MACRON WALKI
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  • Keywords: August 2020 Beirut port blast Beirut Beirut blast Beirut port Beirut port silos Lebanon anniversary blast explosion investigation justice timeline
  • Location: BEIRUT AND BAABDA, LEBANON
  • City: BEIRUT AND BAABDA, LEBANON
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA008960214072025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Lebanon marks the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded, that killed at least 220 people, wounded thousands and damaged swathes of the capital.
    Judge Tarek Bitar resumed his investigation into the Beirut port blast early this year and has questioned several defendants in recent months.
    (Production: Emilie Madi)
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