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Tragic boat sinking: What we know three months later

Still no responsibility has been established by the military court for the sinking of the boat on April 24, which caused the deaths of 40 people, mostly women and children. L’Orient-Le Jour looks into the circumstances of the tragedy by comparing the versions reported by the various parties involved

Tragic boat sinking: What we know three months later

Photo taken by the Lebanese Army while trying to stop the migrant boat off the coast of Qalamoun on the evening of April 24, 2022. (Credit: Lebanese Army)


The tragic sinking of a boat at sea off the coast of Qalamoun in the North seems to have faded from memory, although it etched itself in everyone’s minds at the time. The wave of protests that took place in Tripoli after the tragedy was followed...


The tragic sinking of a boat at sea off the coast of Qalamoun in the North seems to have faded from memory, although it etched itself in everyone’s minds at the time. The wave of protests that took place in Tripoli after the tragedy was followed...