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Newsday: 07/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Beirut blast investigation under scrutiny

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07/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Beirut blast investigation under scrutiny

Beirut blast investigation under scrutiny

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A former prime minister of Lebanon gives his reaction to Tuesday’s horrific blast and to the questions being asked over how this could have happened. 

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