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Aug 2020
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Lebanon explosion: What will Lebanon do ...

The National Uae
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In this episode, we talk to Bassam ZaaZaa, a reporter with The National, and Zina Malas, a student at the American University of Beirut about their experience of the explosion. We also talk to Marianne Samaha, programme director for aid agency Plan International, who tells us who is most affected by the explosion. Hosted by James Haines Young SFX provided by: Ramston: https://freesound.org/people/Ramston/sounds/262254/ https://freesound.org/people/Ramston/sounds/262231/#
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