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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sally Abou Aljoud

Lebanese judge questions former top security chiefs over Beirut port blast

Lebanon Port Probe - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Lebanese judge investigating the massive 2020 Beirut port explosion questioned two former security chiefs on Friday, including a former head of the General Security Directorate who appeared in court for the first time since being summoned nearly four years ago, according to four judicial and two security officials.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. The hearings mark a rare breakthrough in the long-stalled probe.

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