Families of Beirut blast victims welcome criminal charges of top officials

People who lost loved ones at the 2020 Beirut Port explosion demonstrate outside parliament in Beirut, Lebanon Source: Getty / Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Lebanon's then-prime minister and two other former ministers have been charged with homicide with probable intent by a judge investigating the 2020 port explosion.

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Published 25 January 2023 4:03pm

By Catriona Stirrat

Source: SBS News

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Lebanon's then-prime minister and two other former ministers have been charged with homicide with probable intent by a judge investigating the 2020 port explosion.

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