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Cricket fraternity mourns deadly Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his teammates extended their thoughts and prayers to the people of Lebanon after a powerful explosion in the port of Beirut claimed 78 lives and injured more than 4,000 people.
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Five staffers of Dutch Embassy injured in Beirut explosion, says Foreign M
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Five staffers of the Dutch Embassy in Lebanon were injured in the dramatic explosion in the port of Beirut, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said.
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Russia's Emergencies Ministry sends doctors, rescuers to Beirut after dead
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The Russian Ministry of Emergencies told Sputnik it would send on Wednesday five aircraft with a mobile hospital, doctors, rescue workers and public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor staffers to Lebanon, recently hit by a powerful explosion that resulted i
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Lebanon's security service began ammonium nitrate investigation five month
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The Lebanese National Security Service launched an investigation five months ago in connection with the discovery of a large amount of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut, Lebanese television channel OTV reported, citing its own security sources.
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German Foreign Office says country will offer assistance to Lebanon follow
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The German Foreign Office said Germany would offer assistance to Lebanon following the explosion in Beirut.
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Qatar, Iraq to send field hospitals to help people injured in Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI) - Fully equipped field hospitals from Qatar and Iraq to assist victims of the Beirut port blast will arrive in Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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PM Modi condoles loss of life in Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences to the families of people who lost their lives in a powerful explosion in Beirut.
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Death toll from Beirut blast rises to 78
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from a powerful explosion in the port of Beirut has increased to 78 people, more than 4,000 people were injured, the Al Jazeera television channel reported citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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US defence officials contradict Trump regarding claims of 'attack' in Beir
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], Aug 5 (ANI): Officials of the US Defence Department have contradicted President Donald Trump, saying that there is no clear indication that the massive explosion in Beirut was an "attack".
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World leaders offer help, support to Lebanon in wake of Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], Aug 5 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France will deploy a civil security detachment and several tonnes of medical equipment to Lebanon, whose capital was hit by an explosion that left over 70 people dead and thousands injured.
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UNIFIL ship damaged in Lebanon blast, several naval peacekeepers injured
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 5 (ANI): A ship of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force docked at Beirut port was damaged in Tuesday's blast in Lebanon's capital, leaving some naval peacekeepers injured, the UNIFIL said in a statement.
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2 Belgian embassy employees suffer injuries in Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Two employees of the Belgian Embassy in Lebanon and members of their families have suffered injuries as a result of a massive explosion in Beirut earlier on Tuesday, the Belgian foreign minister Philippe Goffin said.
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