BEIRUT - A cosy Beirut bar, Tenno once hosted a dog’s birthday party, vinyl record nights and stand-up comedians.
“We plan to rebuild...We owe it to ourselves to not let things end this way,” said Mohamed Soliman, 28, one of the owners of Tenno, which opened around two years ago. Money for repairs has poured in through online crowdfunding. It is a tired cliché that the nightlife in Beirut - billed worldwide as a party destination - stands as proof of the capital’s ability to endure one crisis after another.
The warehouse explosion left over 2,000 premises in tatters, with losses in the millions. It has put tens of thousands more jobs at risk in a country with soaring unemployment and poverty. Fuel shortages left city streets in pitch dark and each week brought news of another corner store closing.
Found this thread yesterday. Has hundreds of videos from the blast in it.
Please stop this Shameless Slander and Propoganda.