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Beirut blast damage cost tops $15 billion: Lebanon president

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BSS/AFP
13 August, 2020, 09:45 am
Last modified: 13 August, 2020, 01:08 pm

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Beirut blast damage cost tops $15 billion: Lebanon president

Preliminary estimates of the losses suffered following the port explosion top 15 billion dollars

BSS/AFP
13 August, 2020, 09:45 am
Last modified: 13 August, 2020, 01:08 pm
Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

The massive blast at Beirut port on August 4 caused more than $15 billion in damages, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Wednesday.

Next Lebanon government to face $30 billion reform test

"Preliminary estimates of the losses suffered following the port explosion top 15 billion dollars," he was quoted as telling Spain's King Felipe in a phone call, in a message on the presidency's Twitter account.

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