2021 Akkar explosion
At least 28 people were killed and 79 people injured after a fuel tanker explosion in Tleil, Akkar District, Lebanon on 15 August 2021.[1] The disaster was reportedly exacerbated by the ongoing Lebanese liquidity crisis; in which the Lebanese pound has plummeted and fuel has been in short supply.[2]
The survivors were evacuated by the Lebanese Red Cross.[3]
In response the Lebanese Army opened an investigation into the incident.[4][5] The fuel tanker had been confiscated by the Lebanese Armed Forces from black marketeers, the fuel was then distributed/taken by the locals.[6] The son of the man whose land the fuel tanker was located on, was later arrested, accused of deliberately causing the explosion.[7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Fuel tanker explodes in Lebanon, killing at least 28". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ Agencies (2021-08-15). "At least 20 killed and 79 injured in fuel tank explosion in Lebanon". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ↑ "Lebanon fuel explosion kills 22 and injures dozens more". The Independent. 2021-08-15. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Lebanon: At least 20 dead and dozens injured after fuel tank explodes as residents blame 'careless' politicians". Sky News. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ↑ Browne, Gareth; Sakr, Elias (2021-08-15). "Lebanon explosion: at least 28 killed in fuel tanker blast in Akkar". The National. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ Fuel explosion in Lebanon kills 20, wounding dozens, by Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam, August 15, 2021, boston.com
- ↑ At least 28 killed, 79 injured in Lebanon fuel tank explosion, August 15, 2021, by Reuters
- ↑ Lebanon explosion: at least 28 killed in fuel tanker blast in Akkar, Gareth Browne, Elias Sakr, August 15, 2021,
- ↑ Lebanon rages after deadly fuel tank explosion, Mohamed Hassan, 16 August 2021, Middleeasteye
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