Russia sends satellite images of Beirut port explosion to Lebanon

Lebanese and Russian officials also discussed upgrading a Russian oil terminal in the Beirut port during a meeting in Moscow.
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An aerial view of a capsized cruise ship (right) and one of the many ships offloading grain (left) is seen on Aug. 21, 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon. - Haytham Al Achkar/Getty Images
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Russia sent satellite images of the Beirut port explosion to Lebanon today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference.

Speaking to reporters alongside his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib in Moscow, Lavrov said Russia’s space agency Roscosmos provided the imagery to Lebanon, Reuters reported.

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