A dog on a street in Quarantine, at the northern entrance of Beirut, on June 4, 2024. Illustration photo by Matthieu Karam/L’Orient-Le Jour.
Baseless reports have circulated since Friday morning about the possible discovery of a mass grave containing several dozen bodies in Karantina, at Beirut’s northern entrance, according to multiple sources contacted by L’Orient-Le Jour.Several local media outlets reported that during excavation work for a new construction project at the public hospital in Karantina, workers claimed a digger struck a solid concrete block. Witnesses at the site allegedly said the block contained "the remains of dozens of bodies," with some even speculating about a "secret" mass grave. Read more ‘Destructive project’: Adoption of the new zoning plan for Zahleh under fire Civil War-era speculationThe hospital’s location — an area affected by battles during Lebanon’s 1975-90 Civil War — has fueled the rumors.Man Enterprise, the...
Baseless reports have circulated since Friday morning about the possible discovery of a mass grave containing several dozen bodies in Karantina, at Beirut’s northern entrance, according to multiple sources contacted by L’Orient-Le Jour.Several local media outlets reported that during excavation work for a new construction project at the public hospital in Karantina, workers claimed a digger struck a solid concrete block. Witnesses at the site allegedly said the block contained "the remains of dozens of bodies," with some even speculating about a "secret" mass grave. Read more ‘Destructive project’: Adoption of the new zoning plan for Zahleh under fire Civil War-era speculationThe hospital’s location — an area affected by battles during Lebanon’s 1975-90 Civil War — has fueled the rumors.Man...
Israel, Lebanon agree to implement cease-fire, boosting hopes for Iran deal
