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Number of injured in Beirut blast rises to 6,000; death toll up to 158
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe estimated number of people injured in the monster explosion at Beirut’s port shoots up to 6,000, Lebanon’s health ministry says in a statement.
The death toll climbs to 158 and the number of missing drops to 21 from 60 in the latest ministry figures.
The authorities had previously put the number of people injured in Tuesday’s blast at 5,000, stressing that at least 120 of them were considered to be in critical condition.
— AFP
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