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Lebanon is hit by ANOTHER explosion at ‘Hezbollah arms depot’

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Lebanon is hit by ANOTHER explosion: Hezbollah arms depot destroyed after massive blast caused by ‘technical error’ weeks after Beirut disaster Hezbollah operatives surrounded the blast site after a fire broke out in Al Qana Sources said there were injuries but Hezbollah has not confirmed any casualties It comes weeks after the blast which killed … Read more

Hezbollah ‘has European weapons stores including explosives’

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Hezbollah has stores of weapons across Europe including the explosive chemical that blew up Beirut, the US government claimed last night.  Hezbollah operatives have moved ammonium nitrate through Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland since 2012, the State Department said as it ramped up the pressure on Europe to ban the Iran-backed group.  Counter-terrorism … Read more

Beirut explosion rescue workers find ANOTHER ‘heartbeat’ under the rubble

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Rescue workers may have found another ‘heartbeat’ under the rubble left when an explosion rocked the Port of Beirut last month – raising fresh hopes a buried survivor might still be alive after the blast.    Search operations began on Thursday afternoon after a sniffer dog belonging to a Chilean search and rescue team detected something … Read more

People across Lebanon observe a moment of silence to mark one month since the explosion

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People throughout Lebanon observed a moment of silence on Friday to mark one month since the devastating Beirut explosion, while rescuers dug through the rubble of a building destroyed in the blast, hoping to find a survivor. Images reflected the pain and anguish that persists one month after the August 4 blast that killed 191 … Read more

People across Lebanon observe a moment of silence to mark one month since the explosion

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People throughout Lebanon observed a moment of silence on Friday to mark one month since the devastating Beirut explosion, while rescuers dug through the rubble of a building destroyed in the blast, hoping to find a survivor. Images reflected the pain and anguish that persists one month after the August 4 blast that killed 191 … Read more

Beirut blast rescuers ‘detect heartbeat’ under rubble sparking hopes of finding survivor

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Beirut blast rescuers ‘detect a heartbeat’ under rubble sparking hopes of finding a survivor a month after the explosion Sniffer dog belonging to the Chilean rescue team first detected something A pulsing signal was detected on Thursday from under the rubble of a building  The team used audio detection equipment and detected what could be … Read more