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In devastated Beirut, French leader offers comfort and a hug

| August 6, 2020 10:03 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the most powerful moments of Emmanuel Macron’s lightning visit to devastated Beirut: confronted by a distraught woman in a sea of enraged residents, the French leader stopped and offered her a hug.

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