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Beirut: Aoun, check for missile or bomb possibility

8/7/2020, 3:07:32 PM


Lebanese President Michel Aoun said it cannot be ruled out that the two explosions that devastated Beirut on Tuesday may have been the result of "external aggression, with the help of a missile, bomb or other means" . (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - BEIRUT, AUG 07 - Lebanese President Michel Aounha said that it cannot be excluded that the two explosions on Tuesday that devastated Beirut may have been the result of "an external attack, with the aid of a missile, a bomb or of another medium ". This was reported by the website of the newspaper L'Orient le Jour, reporting the statements made by Aoundurante during a meeting with journalists. The investigation should make sure that it was precisely "an external aggression or consequences of negligence", added Aoun, underlining that for this purpose he asked French President Emmanuel Macron, yesterday visiting Beirut, to provide satellite images of the elements of the explosions. (HANDLE).