Beirut port blast anniversary overshadowed by new wave of destruction
- Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Lebanon – Every year on August 4 since 2020, families of the victims of a massive explosion at Beirut port gather outside the site of what was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in modern history.
- They continue to press Lebanese authorities for justice and accountability for the explosion of ammonium nitrate that was unsafely stored with highly inflammable materials.
- Yet there has been none, despite a change in leadership that promised to support an independent judiciary into the blast that killed more than 200 people.
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- Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Lebanon – Every year on August 4 since 2020, families of the victims of a massive explosion at Beirut port gather outside the site of what was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in modern history.
- They continue to press Lebanese authorities for justice and accountability for the explosion of ammonium nitrate that was unsafely stored with highly inflammable materials.
- Yet there has been none, despite a change in leadership that promised to support an independent judiciary into the blast that killed more than 200 people.
Sources: Al Jazeera