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No Malaysian soldiers affected in Beirut blasts - Embassy of Lebanon

The Embassy of Lebanon in Malaysia has clarified that there were no Malaysian soldiers who are currently deployed under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) affected by the massive blast at a warehouse at Beirut's port area.

The embassy, in a statement, said the blast happened in Beirut and its suburb and that the Malaysian soldiers of Unifil are based in the South of Lebanon which was not affected by the blast.

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