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Beirut blast, a year on: Lebanese officials failed to act, report says • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 03 Aug 2021
#HumanRightsWatch on Tuesday accused #Lebanese authorities of criminal negligence for failing to secure a shipment of hazardous chemicals that caused last year's monster port #blast, despite repeated warnings. Lama Fakih, Crisis and Conflict Director at Human Rights Watch, talks to FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye.

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