Anxiety in Lebanon after pager explosions trigger a nation already on edge – National

Anxiety in Lebanon after pager explosions trigger a nation already on edge – National

Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon’s capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020 Beirut port blast. Hundreds of tons of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates had exploded, killing more than 200 people and injuring thousands. Already struggling with the country’s economic collapse, the sight of the gigantic mushroom cloud unleashed by … Read more