National mourning on the anniversary of the Beirut port explosion

Today, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Lebanon issued an administrative memorandum declaring national mourning and suspending administrations, public institutions and municipalities on the tragic anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion.

The memorandum said, according to the official website of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers on Twitter: “Departments, public institutions, and municipalities will be closed on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, on the tragic anniversary of the explosion of the Port of Beirut. The painful tragedy, and in solidarity with the families of the righteous martyrs and the wounded and their families.”

It is noteworthy that an explosion rocked the port of Beirut last August 4, caused by the explosion of a quantity of ammonium nitrate, which damaged a number of streets in the capital, killing more than 200 people, wounding more than 6,000, and displacing 300,000 people.

Investigations have not yet revealed how the explosion occurred.

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