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Lebanese judge charges PM, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast

Published: 10 Dec 2020 - 03:34 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 07:12 pm
A member of the Lebanese army walks past the rubble at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

A member of the Lebanese army walks past the rubble at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Reuters

BEIRUT: Lebanon's investigating judge charged caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers with negligence over the Beirut port blast that killed 200 people and ravaged the capital in August, a judicial source and an official source said on Thursday.

The others are former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, as well as former public works ministers Ghazi Zeaiter and Youssef Finianos, the sources said. (Reporting by Ellen Francis and Laila Bassam; Editing by Alison Williams)