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HRC Did Not Link Beirut Explosion to Human Trafficking

Suzy WoltmannSuzy Woltmann
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9th August 2020
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10:47 pm
29th March 2021
HRC Did Not Link Beirut Explosion to Human Trafficking
Shipping containers at the warehouse do not tie the explosion to human trafficking (Getty Images).

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In early August 2020, users on social media revived an old conspiracy theory to apply it to the recent explosion in Beirut. 

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