FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, French President Emmanuel Macron, Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, pose for a picture during their meeting following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Beirut's seismic explosion propelled the scarred Lebanese capital 30 years back in time with a violence scarcely imaginable even to a country that has endured so many wars, invasions, occupations, air strikes, car bombs and assassinations.
The city that took 15 years to rebuild after a devastating 1975-90 civil war lies now with its port wrecked and districts in ruins, just like three decades ago. Then, the Lebanese could justifiably hope for a rebirth. Now, hope is all but gone.
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