UPDATED: At least two Filipinos were killed, 8 were injured, while 11 remained missing after two powerful explosions rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut, says the Department of Foreign Affairs.
At least two Filipinos were killed, 8 others were injured, while 11 remained missing after two powerful explosionsLebanon’s health ministry said at least 73 died and 3,700 were hurt in the blast described by a witness as “like an atomic bomb.”
The Philippine embassy requested Filipinos to contact them if they need assistance following the Lebanon blasts. The embassy provided the following Lebanon-based hotlines: 03859430, 70858086, 81334836, 71474416, and 70681060. Hours before sending his condolences to the people of Lebanon, however, Locsin launched into speculation about the Lebanon blast. “No wait, it wasn't terrorism; it was breathtaking incompetence. Now we are all in danger,” Locsin claimed.
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