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Beirut explosion: Toronto-area community leaders react to devastating blast
massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, and are asking for support for those who are in Lebanon.“It’s sad. To everyone listening, please pray for Lebanon and the Lebanese people,” Mohamed Fakih, owner of Paramount Fine Foods, told Global News hours after the explosion.“People are scared for their lives … being here and not being able to help, it makes one feel useless.” Beirut explosion: More than 70 killed, thousands injured in blast in Lebanon’s capital Fakih, who immigrated to Canada from Lebanon and whose entire extended family still lives in the country, said his parents live five or six kilometres from the blast site.“My dad fell off the chair because of the strength of the explosion.