MPs charged over Beirut blast re-elected, troubling families of victims


FILE PHOTO: Families of the victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion hold pictures during a protest near Beirut port, Lebanon April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two Lebanese lawmakers charged in connection with the 2020 Beirut port blast have been re-elected in the first poll since the catastrophe, leaving some families of victims fearing further delays in a stalled investigation into the explosion.

Many in Lebanon blame the disaster, which killed more than 215 people, on safety failings by senior political and security officials. Accountability for the blast emerged as a main rallying issue for opposition candidates and voters.

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