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Beirut explosion: India sends medical, food supplies to Lebanon

| @indiablooms | Aug 15, 2020, at 12:17 am

Beirut: Extending assistance in the hour of need, the Indian government has sent 58 metric tonnes of emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon.

Lebanon's Beirut city was rocked by a massive explosion recently, leaving over 170 people killed.

The incident left thousands others homeless.

According to media reports, the explosion occurred when a fire touched off a stockpile of 2,750 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate.

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted: "India demonstrates solidarity with the people of Lebanon in the aftermath of the tragic explosions in Beirut. 58 MT of emergency humanitarian aid, including crucial medical and food supplies, is on its way to Beirut in IAF C17 aircraft."

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