Lebanon Christian leader Bassil: probe into port blast should not be stopped


FILE PHOTO: Debris are seen in the port area after a blast in Beirut, Lebanon, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

BEIRUT (Reuters) -The leader of Lebanon's largest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic movement (FPM), said on Saturday the investigation into last year's deadly blast at Beirut's port should not be stopped.

Gebran Bassil's stance is in contrast to that of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Hezbollah group, an FPM ally that opposes the investigation and has called for its lead investigator to be removed.

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