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US military delivers humanitarian aid to Lebanon in wake of Beirut explosion

The US military is sending three aircraft loads of food, water and medical supplies to Beirut.
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The United States is joining other countries around the world in sending humanitarian aid to Lebanon in response to the catastrophic explosion that decimated Beirut earlier this week.

A US C-17 carrying water, food and medical supplies to the Mediterranean country took off today from al-Udeid air base in Qatar, bound for Beirut. Two further flights are scheduled, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said.

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