‘Beirut is bleeding’: Lebanese-Canadian MPs express horror, disbelief in wake of massive explosion

'I’m sure with the will of the Lebanese and their friends from all over the world, Beirut will shine again,' says Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury.

Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, left, Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif, and former Liberal MP Eva Nassif say the massive explosion, which has left an estimated 300,000 homeless, is going to have a devastating toll on Lebanon's struggling economy.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph, photograph courtesy of Twitter

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

August 6, 2020

Following a massive explosion that ripped through Beirut’s port area on Aug. 5, killing more than 100 and injuring 5,000 others, Lebanese-Canadian MPs are closely monitoring the situation as it continues to unfold, but are also praising the resiliency of the communities here and in Lebanon. “Be...

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