Egypt sends medical aid to Lebanon following fuel tank explosion
At least 28 people who were trying to obtain fuel died when a tank exploded in northern Lebanon, prompting angry locals to burn the house of the site owner.
Egypt delivered medical aid to Lebanon on Monday in response to Sunday’s fuel tank explosion in the Akkar region that left at least 28 people dead.
The Egyptian plane brought more than a ton of medical supplies to Beirut International Airport, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported.
Lebanon has been undergoing a major fuel shortage, and people were attempting to obtain fuel from the tank when it exploded. The explosion prompted significant outrage in the country, and some locals burned the house of the site’s owner, the local news outlet Naharnet reported. Egypt also called for a new Lebanese government to be formed following the deadly explosion, the state-owned Al-Ahram reported.
Sources told media outlets that the military had taken control of a fuel tank thought to have been used for smuggling in the northern part of the country and had distributed fuel to local residents before the explosion took place early Sunday.
