On Assignment: Lebanon in Crisis | ITV News

June 15, 2022 by News Desk

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in August 2020 a massive explosion in the Port of Beirut, killed more than 200 people, injured more than 7,000 and caused millions of pounds of damage. To this day no one has been found responsible for the blast and Lebanon has slumped from crisis to crisis.
Rohit Kachroo travelled to Beirut to find out why this terrible accident was such a turning point for this troubled middle eastern country.

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