Lebanon receives Beirut blast satellite images from Russia
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Lebanon’s Foreign Minister says his country has received from Russia satellite images of the Port of Beirut on the day of last year’s devastating blast, which he says could help figure out what happened
MOSCOW -- Lebanon’s Foreign Minister said on Monday that Russia has delivered satellite images of the Port of Beirut on the day of last year’s devastating blast, which he said could help figure out what happened.
Abdallah Bouhabib is visiting Moscow. He was speaking after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
“We thanked and highly appreciate receiving satellite images for the blast at Beirut Port on Aug. 4, 2020 and we will hand them over to the Lebanese judiciary, hoping that can help in revealing the truth of this tragedy that has hit Lebanon,” Bouhabib said during a press conference.
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said it would provide the satellite images after a request from Lebanese President Michel Aoun.