A minute of silence one month after the Blast in the Port of Beirut and a memorial monument to commemorate the victims

The Army Command arranged, at the blast site near the silos, a stand for a minute of silence as a tribute to all the blast victims and inaugurated a memorial monument titled “Loyalty to Beirut” to commemorate them in honor of their memory.

The event was attended by the Army Commander in chief General Joseph Aoun, the Interim Director of the Port of Beirut Bassem Al Kaissi, the Civil Defense Director General Raymond Khattar, the President of the Lebanese Red Cross Dr. Antoine Zoghbi, the Red Cross Secretary General George Kettaneh, the Fire Brigade Commander Nabil Khankarly and several martyrs relatives and people injured by the explosion and their relatives and a number of LAF officers who took part in the survey, rescue and Port cleaning operations.

In the beginning, General Aoun laid a wreath on the monument and lit a torch, then a squad fired 21 shots in honor of the martyrs’ memory. Afterwards, the Military Band played the recital of death, the Lebanese National Anthem and the chorus of martyrs.

At 06:07 o’clock, everyone stood a minute of silence as a tribute to all the victims and wished the wounded a swift recovery. Then, each of the participants put down a white flower on the monument.