Beirut’s port blast two years on: An open wound festers as authorities attempt to shut the case

Beirut's port blast two years on: An open wound festers as authorities try to close the case

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Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and shops, the force of the shockwaves froze the dials of timepieces, some vintage, others sleek and modern.

It was 6:07 pm. Thousands of lives were upended and the Lebanese capital – no stranger to disaster – was transformed into a hellscape.

Much like the broken clocks, the catastrophe appears to have been suspended in time. Thursday marks two years since the port explosion. Yet the city’s hardest hit, eastern neighborhoods still bear the scars of the blast. The relatives of at least 215 people who perished still rally for justice. The judicial investigation…

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