Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2020 05:08
Libanpost issued a stamp featuring a photo of the Beirut Port explosion, calling on Lebanese to buy it to help out the Civil Defense and contribute to the ongoing reconstruction efforts. I don't know who advised them on including a photo of the deadly explosion, but this is so wrong on so many levels. How do you commemorate such a tragedy by displaying the explosion? Why not include photos of the firefighters who lost their…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2020 04:41
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation stated today that "it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed nearly 200 people and caused billions of dollars in damage." The FBI, along with other U.S. and European government agencies, are only assisting Lebanese security agencies in their probe, which has been ongoing for over two months now without any output. Judge Fadi Sawan was provided…
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