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Blast near
Pakistan Mission in Beirut, staff safe
DM Monitoring
ISLAMABAD—Pakistani Envoy in Beirut Asma Aneesa said Thursday that
blasts were heard near Pakistani embassy in Beirut.
She said that a light house which is at the distance of one furlong from
Pakistani embassy in beirut was struck by a helicopter. Asma Aneesa
said, “We cannot say about the injuries as news are stilling coming from
there, but according to initial reports there are no injuries”. As the
blasts were near the embassy, so they were heard very loud, she added.
She said, all staff at that time was in the embassy and all are safe.
Asma Aneesa said, Some Pakistanis had registered their name for going to
Pakistan and they would be sent as soon as possible. She added that the
embassy would work as usual.
Online Adds: Israeli fighter planes bombarded near Pakistani Embassy in
Beirut on Thursday, however no loss of life was reported. Pakistani
Ambassador in Beirut Asma Anisa said that Israeli fighter planes fired
rockets at a Rest House, some one kilometre way from Pakistani Embassy
in Beirut. She added that due to Israeli bombardment near the Embassy,
there was no loss of life and the staff is perfectly fine along with no
major damage to the Embassy. |