{"id":43107,"date":"2020-08-08T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/beirut-braces-for-more-funerals-massive-protest-over-blast\/"},"modified":"2020-08-08T16:53:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T13:53:00","slug":"beirut-braces-for-more-funerals-massive-protest-over-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/beirut-braces-for-more-funerals-massive-protest-over-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"#Beirut braces for more funerals, massive protest over blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Beirut braces for more funerals, massive protest over blast<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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August 8, 2020 |<\/span> 9:53am <\/p>\n

\n Beirut braced for another grim day Saturday, one filled with yet more mourning for those left dead by Lebanon\u2019s deadliest explosion and a long-simmering anger that brought out tens of thousands to protest the government\u2019s mishandling of the massive blast.<\/p>\n

A stockpile of explosive chemicals is being blamed for Tuesday\u2019s explosion, which killed more than 150, injured 5,000 and left 300,000 homeless.<\/p>\n

The cache was being kept at a port in the capital city\u2019s center despite at least 10 warnings over a half-dozen years from Lebanon\u2019s customs, military, security agencies and judiciary, the Associated Press reported, citing government documents that surfaced on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

President Michel Aoun only learned of the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate three weeks ago, although he has been in office for four years. He told reporters he had acted immediately, ordering the military and security officials to do \u201cwhat was needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you know how many problems have been accumulating?\u201d Aoun replied, defending himself.<\/p>\n

For millions in Lebanon, the blast showcased the failure of the country\u2019s oppressive government to provide even something so basic as security. On Saturday, tens of thousands across the country were streaming into Beirut to show their disgust.<\/p>\n

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Relatives of Lebanese army lieutenant Ayman Noureddine, who was killed by Tuesday\u2019s explosion in Beirut, mourn during his funeral procession.<\/span>Mohammed Zaatari\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One sign for the march posted online read \u201cResign or hang\u201d with an illustration of a cedar tree, Lebanon\u2019s national emblem, on fire and two nooses, the Washington Post reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no trust in our government,\u201d university student Celine Dibo told Reuters earlier in the week as she mopped up blood at her apartment building. \u201cI wish the United Nations would take over Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier Saturday, the head of the Cairo-based Arab League, the European Union president and Turkey\u2019s vice president arrived to show their solidarity with the tiny nation, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

The Arab League\u2019s Ahmed Aboul Gheit told reporters that he would pull together Arab efforts to get supplies and manpower to Lebanon as well as assist in the investigation of the explosion.<\/p>\n

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Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity after a massive explosion hit Beirut.<\/span>Hassan Ammar\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turkey, too, promised to step up by helping to rebuild the port of Beirut, Vice President Fuat Oktay told Reuters without giving details.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the US quantified the amount of assistance that it is sending: $17 million.<\/p>\n

The first wave of aid will include food, water and medical supplies and a team will \u201cassist in the coordination and delivery of humanitarian assistance,\u201d National security adviser\u00a0Robert O\u2019Brien\u00a0said in a statement.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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