One of them is in critical condition, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate, or ISPR, said in a statement on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said one of the maritime task-force ships docked in the Beirut port was damaged by explosions, leaving some naval peacekeepers injured. UNIFIL transported the injured peacekeepers to the nearest hospitals for medical treatment, it said in a statement. Officials said they expected the death toll to rise further after Tuesday's blast as emergency workers dug through rubble to rescue people and remove the dead, Reuters reports. It was the most powerful explosion in years to hit Beirut, which is already reeling from an economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections.

Source: bd News24 August 05, 2020 06:00 UTC