The Government of Peru on Tuesday expressed its heartfelt condolences to the people and Government of Lebanon over the sensitive loss of human lives caused by the explosions that occurred at the port of Beirut earlier today.
"We express solidarity to the relatives of the victims and hope for the speedy recovery of the wounded citizens," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said via Twitter.
Two enormous explosions devastated the port of Beirut on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured, shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital, AFP reported.
2,750 tons of the agricultural fertilizer ammonium nitrate that had been stored for years in a portside warehouse had blown up, sparking a disaster in every sense of the word, it added.
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Published: 8/4/2020