Hundreds of Lebanese gathered to mark five years since Beirut blast when more than 200 people were killed in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. Carrying Lebanese flags and portraits of some of the victims, many of those standing said that they felt deeply disappointed that no one has been held to account for the devastating explosion. “Can someone tell me why five years on we’re still standing here? If everyone stands with this cause, then who’s against us? said William Noun, whose brother Joseph, a firefighter was killed by the blast. “This file needs to close. It’s been five years and we don’t want to have a sixth, “Noun said from a stage set up near the port. Although she did not lose anyone herself, the Lebanese expatriate living in France said she made it a point to return
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