People participate in a memorial event held at the Beirut Fire Brigade's headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 2, 2023. The Beirut Fire Brigade held a memorial event on Wednesday to pay tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives in the blast on Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)
BEIRUT, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese have held memorial events to pay tribute to those who died in the massive explosions that rocked Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020.
Ahead of the third anniversary of the Beirut port explosions that killed more than 200 people and wounded thousands of others, the International Support Group for Lebanon on Thursday called on the Lebanese authorities to expedite the investigations into the explosions.
A new sculpture paying tribute to the firefighters, who died in Beirut port blast on Aug. 4, 2020, is seen in the Beirut Fire Brigade's headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 2, 2023. The Beirut Fire Brigade held a memorial event on Wednesday to pay tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives in the blast on Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)
This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows a street painted in red pigment in commemoration of the victims of the Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion that rocked the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020 killed more than 200 people and injured thousands of others. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows the Beirut port in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion that rocked the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020 killed more than 200 people and injured thousands of others. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows the Beirut port in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion that rocked the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020 killed more than 200 people and injured thousands of others. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows the Beirut port in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion that rocked the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020 killed more than 200 people and injured thousands of others. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)■
