At least 22 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health minister said.
Abdelrahman, whose face and body was covered in gauze as he laid in Tripoli's al-Salam hospital, was one of those in line to get gasoline.
Angry residents in Akkar gathered at the site and set fire to two dump trucks, according to a Reuters witness. The majority of the injured are in serious condition, said Dr. Salah Ishaq of al-Salam Hospital. “We can't accommodate them, we don't have the capabilities. It's a very bad situation.” “The Akkar massacre is no different from the port massacre,” said former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Twitter, referring to last year's massive explosion at the port in Beirut. He called on Lebanese officials including the president to take responsibility and resign.
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