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21 Navy men injured in Beirut blast
DHAKA, Aug 5, 2020 (BSS) – At least 21 members of the Bangladesh Navy (BN) were injured as two explosions rocked the Lebanese capital port Beirut on Tuesday, said an ISPR press release.
” At least 21 BN members were injured, one of them is in critical condition and now under treatment in the American university of Beirut medical Centre,” said the press release here today.
The rest of them are stable and they were admitted to the Hamoud Hospital, it added.
During the explosion, BN ship BNS Bijoy, was anchored at the Beirut port.
Bangladeshi ambassador in Lebanon, Major General Jahangir Al Mosthidur Rahman visited the Navy ship immediately after the explosion and took all necessary measures to send the injured to the hospital.
According to the ISPR, Bangladesh is in close contact with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters and with the Bangladesh Mission, to assess the real damage to the Bijoy and its crew.
Navy ship Bijoy has been actively engaged in counter terrorism, rescue and surveillance operations and providing training to Labanese Navy as part of the UNIFIL activities.
On 1 December 2017, BNS Bijoy departed for Lebanon to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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