Lebanon Fuel Tank Explosion Death Toll Climbs To 28; Around 80 Persons Injured

At least 28 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health ministry said. Military and security sources said that the army had seized a fuel storage tank hidden by black marketers and was handing out gasoline to residents when the explosion occurred. Lebanon is suffering from a severe fuel shortage, leading to long lines at gas stations and extended blackouts. Accounts varied as to what caused the explosion, from gunfire that hit a tank of gasoline to reports that it was caused by a person who ignited a lighter. Protesters, already angry at the economic crisis in the country, put the blame squarely on Lebanon's politicians as they demonstrated outside the prime minister's residency and hurled rocks at the building. "Akkar was put on fire by its deputies in parliament,” protesters sprayed on the building, referring to one of Lebanon's poorest areas, where the explosion occurred. Abdelrahman, whose face and body was covered in gauze as he laid in Tripoli's al-Salam hospital, was one of those in line to get gasoline. "There were hundreds gathered there, right next to the tank, and God only knows what happened to them,”… Read full this story

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