Beirut blasts damage UN peacekeeping ship, president calls state of emergency

Issued on: 04/08/2020 – 23:21Modified: 04/08/2020 – 23:27

Two huge explosions in Beirut's port on Tuesday damaged a ship deployed with a United Nations peacekeeping force and injured some of its personnel, the UNIFIL force said in a statement.

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"As a result of a huge explosion that rocked Beirut Port this evening, one of the UNIFIL ships of the Maritime Task Force docked in the port Read More – Source

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