(200804) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises from an explosion site at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020. The two huge explosions that rocked Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday left dozens dead and injured, al-Jadeed TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA)
LEBANON-BEIRUT-HUGE EXPLOSIONS
BEIRUT (AP) — Visiting U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale says the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be joining Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe into the Beirut port blast that killed and wounded thousands.
Hale said during a visit to one of the impacted neighborhood in Beirut that the FBI will take part at the invitation of Lebanese authorities. He said the participation in the probe is one of the ways the US is helping Lebanon in dealing with the aftermath of the drastic explosion.
Hale arrived in Lebanon Thursday and is due to meet with Lebanese officials for the next two days.
