Photo Gallery – Grief in Lebanon

The sister of Lebanese Armenian nurse Jessica Bazjian who died in the massive explosion that hit Beirut port, mourns over the coffin during funeral ceremony in a church at Zalka area north Beirut, Lebanon, 09 August 2020.

Bazjian died while she was at work in Saint George Hospital University Medical Center (Al-Roum hospital) in Ashrafieh on 04 August.

At least 158 people were killed, and more than 6,000 injured in the Beirut blast that devastated the port area and believed to have been caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse.

EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH

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