Push for indictment as Lebanon marks six years since Beirut port blast
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is urging the judiciary to issue a long-awaited indictment over the 2020 Beirut port blast, as the country marks six years since the catastrophe which killed over 200 people.
- Issued on: 04/08/2026 - 07:46 2 min Reading time "The issuing of the indictment by the investigating judge has become a necessity that can no longer be delayed," Aoun said in a statement on Monday.
- The massive Beirut port explosion on 4 August, 2020, killed more than 220 people, injured more that 6,500 and damaged swathes of the capital.
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- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is urging the judiciary to issue a long-awaited indictment over the 2020 Beirut port blast, as the country marks six years since the catastrophe which killed over 200 people.
- Issued on: 04/08/2026 - 07:46 2 min Reading time "The issuing of the indictment by the investigating judge has become a necessity that can no longer be delayed," Aoun said in a statement on Monday.
- The massive Beirut port explosion on 4 August, 2020, killed more than 220 people, injured more that 6,500 and damaged swathes of the capital.
Sources: RFI