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France's Macron to travel to Beirut on Thursday

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15:35 - 5/08/2020 Çarşamba
Update: 15:36 - 5/08/2020 Çarşamba
REUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Beirut on Thursday and will meet the country's political figures, after a blast ravaged the Lebanese capital, his office said.

Macron, who spoken to Lebanese President Michel Aoun shortly after the blast, has already ordered French emergency assistance be sent to Lebanon, a country with deep historical ties to France.

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