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Milagro Campo Samoklob

Out of respect for the wishes of the victims’ families, these pages will remain bright, but we insist to keep their places for them, hoping that these pages will be filled by their stories one day

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Bilal Dana

Bilal is a fashion designer. On August 4, 2020, he sustained injuries to his left leg and right hand; he still needs physical therapy sessions to overcome his condition and face the rest of his life. Despite undergoing several surgical operations and a 2-month hospital stay, Bilal still removed shards of glass from his body

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Hasan Doughman

Hassan, a taxi driver, was in Mar Mikhayel during the explosion and sustained multiple injuries. He was diagnosed with a severe pulmonary infection and stage 1 cancer two years later. This story is different. It was written in a hospital room, by the patient’s bed. The dynamic in this article is not a relationship between

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Issam Faraoun

Issam was home in Achrafieh during the explosion, and he sustained multiple bodily injuries from the glass falling over his body. He stayed at the hospital for a week and his tests showed a hearing loss in his left ear affecting his balance. Issam Pharaon comes from a renowned family in Achrafieh, where he grew

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Varoujan Tussonian

“Bou Rafi” was a tailor and owned a shop in Achrafieh. On August 4, 2020, he was buying bread and fruits on his way back home facing the port of Beirut. At 6:07 PM, he was home alone when the explosion happened and shards of glass injured his body. His son arrived and evacuated him

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Antoine Bassil

Antoine Naja Bassil, on August4, 2020, he was with his wife in their house in Gemmayzeh preparing coffee to drink together, but it was only moments before the explosion sounded and toppled the place. The wife woke up to find Antoine under the rubble, so she called for help to take him to the hospital,

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