Five Indians suffered minor injuries in Lebanon blast, says MEA


PTI, Aug 7, 2020, 9:04 AM IST

New Delhi: Five Indians suffered minor injuries in the deadly explosion that ravaged the Lebanese capital of Beirut earlier this week, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday, August 6.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava also said that India has sought from the Lebanese government an assessment of the damage caused by the blast, based on which it will decide on the nature of assistance it will extend to the West Asian country.

“There was a tweet from our embassy. There have been no reported casualties amongst the Indian community there. There have been five minor injuries that have been reported,” Srivastava said.

“Our embassy is in touch with the community associations and it is extending all necessary assistance,” he said.

Tuesday’s blast, which killed more than 130 people, wounded thousands and left tens of thousands homeless, is believed to have been caused when fire touched off a stockpile of 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate that authorities left sitting in a warehouse for years, according to reports.

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