Photo Story: A Christmas tree with a difference in Beirut

A Christmas tree is decorated with uniforms of firefighters and rescuers of the Civil Defense to pay tribute to those who died at the Beirut port explosion on 04 August, at the main road between the port entrance and Beirut Naval Base, in Beirut, Lebanon.

A Christmas tree decorated with pigeons, a symbol of peace presented by the Syndicate of Restaurant, Cafe, Cabaret Owners in Lebanon and the Life of City Beirut Committee is lit in Beirut, Lebanon, 20 December 2020. Residents participated by releasing lanterns into the sky on the number of victims of the 04 August explosion in Beirut Port.

Via EPA-EFE/NABIL MOUNZER

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