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Beirut port explosion probe resumes work

The investigation into the deadly blast was suspended in October after a Hezbollah-linked politician filed a lawsuit.
Beirut explosion protest

The official probe into the Beirut port explosion restarted today as Judge Tarek Bitar resumed his work in the Palace of Justice, the official National News Agency reported

The probe is investigating culpability for the 2020 explosion in Beirut’s port, in which more than 2,000 tons of flammable fertilizer caught fire in a warehouse and exploded. More than 200 people died, not to mention the extensive damage and economic pain caused

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