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Beirut explosion: President Macron calls for independent investigation

Telegraph, 06 Aug 2020
French aid to crisis-stricken Lebanon will not go to “corrupt hands”, President Emmanuel Macron pledged Thursday, as public outrage grew over a devastating explosion in Beirut caused by thousands of tons of dangerous chemicals that were stored in the capital for years despite repeated warnings.

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