Beirut blast probe resumes after 13 months: judicial source

The probe into the cause of the blast, one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions, had been stalled since December 2021 as a series of complaints against Bitar obstructed his work.

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This file photo taken on August 12, 2022 shows a part of the middle grain silos in the port of Beirut which collapsed that week following the damage caused by the August 4, 2020 massive explosion /AFP
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The Lebanese judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast has resumed his work, a judicial official said Monday, after a 13-month suspension due to political pressure.

"Judge Tarek Bitar has

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