Families of Beirut blast victims welcome criminal charges of top officials

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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

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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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