A Lebanese businessman whose cruise ship was destroyed and in the Beirut port explosion has filed a lawsuit against those who will be found responsible for this week's blast. According to Lebanon's state-run National News agency, the lady had some staff members killed and wounded. Orient Queen owner Merhi Abou Merhi on Friday became the first person to sue over the Tuesday explosion that killed at least 154 people, wounded more than 5,000 and damaged wide parts of the Lebanese capital. Two Orient Queen employees, a Syrian and an Ethiopian, were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. Sixteen other port officials and staffers are also under arrest.

Source: Ethiopian News August 08, 2020 00:45 UTC