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Families of victims of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion attend a mass held by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the explosion, in Beirut Lebanon. Reuters
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A cloud of smoke and dust rises after part of the grain silos at Beirut's port collapsed on Sunday, days before the country marked the second anniversary of a deadly explosion at the site. AFP
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The collapse was due to a fire that has been burning since the beginning of July. AP
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The grain silos were severely damaged in the 2020 explosion at the port that killed at least 190 people. EPA
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There were no reports of deaths or injuries after the partial collapse. EPA
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Other parts of the silos that remain standing are at risk of collapsing. Reuters
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Lebanese activists confront soldiers guarding the entrance of the country's parliament building during a demonstration in Beirut on Thursday. AFP
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An activist raises her hands during a protest in Beirut on Thursday. EPA
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Relatives of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion mark the second anniversary of the blast in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
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Protesters and relatives of the victims of the blast hold up Lebanese flags as they march in Beirut's port area on Thursday. AFP
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Demonstrators gather as Lebanon marks the second anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. Reuters
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People hold the Lebanese flag during a march to the Beirut port. EPA
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People hold portraits of loved ones who died in the explosion. AP
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Activists and relatives of the victims raise a national flag smeared with red paint during the protest. AFP
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Activists and relatives of the victims carry makeshift coffins as they march in Beirut. AFP
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On August 4, 2020, the dockside blast of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrate killed more than 200 people. AFP
Lebanese national flags fly at half-mast outside the presidential palace as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion, in Baabda, Lebanon. Reuters
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Families of victims of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion attend a mass held by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the explosion, in Beirut Lebanon. Reuters
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Families of victims of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion attend a mass held by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the explosion, in Beirut Lebanon. Reuters
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A cloud of smoke and dust rises after part of the grain silos at Beirut's port collapsed on Sunday, days before the country marked the second anniversary of a deadly explosion at the site. AFP
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The collapse was due to a fire that has been burning since the beginning of July. AP
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The grain silos were severely damaged in the 2020 explosion at the port that killed at least 190 people. EPA
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There were no reports of deaths or injuries after the partial collapse. EPA
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Other parts of the silos that remain standing are at risk of collapsing. Reuters
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Lebanese activists confront soldiers guarding the entrance of the country's parliament building during a demonstration in Beirut on Thursday. AFP
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An activist raises her hands during a protest in Beirut on Thursday. EPA
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Relatives of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion mark the second anniversary of the blast in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
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Protesters and relatives of the victims of the blast hold up Lebanese flags as they march in Beirut's port area on Thursday. AFP
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Demonstrators gather as Lebanon marks the second anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. Reuters
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People hold the Lebanese flag during a march to the Beirut port. EPA
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People hold portraits of loved ones who died in the explosion. AP
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Activists and relatives of the victims raise a national flag smeared with red paint during the protest. AFP
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Activists and relatives of the victims carry makeshift coffins as they march in Beirut. AFP
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On August 4, 2020, the dockside blast of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrate killed more than 200 people. AFP
Lebanese national flags fly at half-mast outside the presidential palace as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion, in Baabda, Lebanon. Reuters
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Families of victims of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion attend a mass held by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the explosion, in Beirut Lebanon. Reuters
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Families of victims of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion attend a mass held by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai as Lebanon marks the two-year anniversary of the explosion, in Beirut Lebanon. Reuters
More Beirut silos collapse as Lebanon marks second anniversary of port explosion
Victims' families marched in Lebanese capital in protest over delayed justice
Nada Homsi
04 August, 2022
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