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Aug 2021
28m 18s

EP5 - A YEAR ON

Beirut Blast
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In this last episode of the Beirut Blast, characters reflect on their experiences and feelings a year on from August 4, 2020. As Lebanon keeps sinking deeper into the abyss, everyone is exploring ways to move forward from this tragedy which will haunt them forever.

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