Lebanese man severely injured in Beirut port blast dies
ABC News
A Lebanese man who was critically injured in the massive explosion at Beirut’s port last year has died nearly 15 months after the blast
BEIRUT -- A Lebanese man who was critically injured in the massive explosion at Beirut’s port last year died Wednesday nearly 15 months after the blast, his cousin said.
Abbas Mazloum was at work at a restaurant near the port when the blast occurred in August last year, throwing him into a wall. He suffered severe injuries to his spine and a head wound that required 45 stitches.
The 45-year-old father of five had been paralyzed and mostly bed-ridden since the blast. Last month, he underwent a back operation and more recently he got sick and developed a fever. That led to his death on Wednesday morning in his hometown of Brital in eastern Lebanon, his cousin Noura Mazloum told The Associated Press.
“His immunity had become so weak since the explosion,” Mazloum said, adding that her cousin was laid to rest in Brital's cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
