On the second anniversary of the Beirut Port blast that killed more than 200 people and injured around 6000, families of the victims have expressed their heartbreak at the lack of resolution regarding the investigation. Via SBSArabic24
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Lebanese firefighters work at the scene of explosion at the Beirut Port, Beirut, Lebanon, 4 August 2020.The town of Qartaba al-Jubailia still mourns two young firefighters, Najib Even and Charbel Karam, who died battling the blaze as part of the Beirut Fire Brigade on that fateful day.Compounding the family's grief at the time was that they had to wait 15 days for their loved ones' remains to be returned to them for burial, she says.
The organisation says that as of June 2022, parliamentary immunity, as well as outstanding complaints and other procedural roadblocks initiated by two members of parliament and former ministers, continued to prevent significant progress in the case. A lawyer by profession, Ms Roukouz expresses her frustration at the lack of resolution regarding the investigation.
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