Bulgarian court rejects Lebanon’s extradition request over Beirut blast
No senior figure has been held accountable since the devastating explosion more than five years ago.
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Relatives lift placards depicting the victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast during a protest march near the Lebanese capital's harbour on August 4, 2023 [Joseph Eid/AFP]
Some protesters carried a Lebanese flag splattered with red paint on the third anniversary of the port explosion, which killed more than 220 people. [Joseph Eid/AFP]
Dozens of demonstrators carry a Lebanese flag with a message written on it promising to continue the fight for justice for the victims and survivors of the port blast. [Joseph Eid/AFP]
Dani Salameh, a multiple scelerosis patient whose symptoms have worsened since he was injured in the 2020 blast, uses a walker he now requires to move around his house in Beirut. [Anwar Amro/AFP]
A boy sells flowers in the historic Gemmayzeh district, which was badly damaged in the 2020 blast. [Joseph Eid/AFP]
This picture shows a destroyed silo after one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions that took place at Beirut's port on August 4, 2020. [File: Marwan Tahtah/AFP]
Reconstruction continues three years after the explosion. These historic buildings in the Gimmayzeh district have recently been restored. [Joseph Eid/AFP]
Families of the victims are still waiting for people to be held to account for the 2020 blast. These families demonstrate with their loved ones' portraits outside the Justice Palace in Beirut on the third anniversary. [Anwar Amro/AFP]
William Noun and his fiancee, Maria Fares, stand outside a church built in memory of his late firefighter brother, Joe, in the village of Mechmech. [Joseph Eid/AFP]
Protesters are angry that the investigation has gone nowhere, leading Aya Majzoub of Amnesty International to say: "The authorities have used every tool at their disposal to shamelessly undermine and obstruct the domestic investigation to shield themselves from accountability - and perpetuate the culture of impunity in the country." [Joseph Eid/AFP]
Rebuilding has brought visitors back to the damaged neighbourhoods, including Gemmayzeh, but businesses were closed there on August 4, 2023, for a national day of mourning. [Joseph Eid/AFP]
The Beirut port, the site of a huge blast that devastated the Lebanese capital three years ago, is pictured in July 2023. [Anwar Amro/AFP]
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Lebanon marks three years since catastrophic Beirut port blast
As the country mourns more than 220 blast victims, rights groups decry lack of accountability among political leaders.
Beirut’s Sursock Museum reopens three years after port blast
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