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Aug 2020
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After The Blast: How Lebanon's History L...

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The pictures reverberated around the world: an explosion, caught in real time, on the docks of Beirut. 

For the people of Lebanon, it was a dangerously familiar time, after many years of living with conflict. 

Today, The Quicky looks at why this explosion has led the country to the brink once again. 

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CREDITS 

Host/Producer: Claire Murphy 

Executive Producer: Melanie Tait

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri 

Guests: Assistant Professor Vanessa Newby, University of Leiden. 

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