Hundreds of Lebanese gathered around the families of victims to commemorate the three years of the double explosion at the port of Beirut, which killed more than 200 people. Their relatives denounced the obstacles to the investigation in Lebanon, but also the absence of international efforts for an international investigation.
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With our correspondent in Beirut, Laura Stephan
In front of the port and the gutted silos, the name of each victim is read. At the very time of the huge explosion that devastated Beirut three years ago, the ships’ sirens sounded. Then the families multiply the calls for justice to be done.
This is the dearest wish of Rima Zahed, who lost her brother Amine, an employee at the port.
We have been waiting for truth and justice for three years. The people at the head of this state are playing for time, so that the Lebanese forget what happened on August 4, 2020. The day they forget, our file will be buried. It’s unfortunate that there are so few Lebanese to demonstrate with us today.
A lack of mobilization that worries other families of victims. But the crowd present is united.
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Maria, a young law student, confides that the shock of August 4 remains intact: “ Mentally, I don’t think anyone has been well since August 4, 2020. Personally, it’s a bit of anger, I don’t mean despair, because we’re still here. We go down because we don’t want to be desperate. »
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Several times, the notes of “Li Beirut” resound. A love song that Fairouz originally sang for Beirut bereaved by the war, and has become a symbol.
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