Second French national killed in Lebanon: ministry

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Rescuers remove the rubble of a house levelled overnight by an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of a El-Ain in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley on September 29, 2024. (AFP)
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  • “We confirm the death of a second French national,” said the foreign ministry statement
  • Last Monday, an 87-year-old French woman was killed when her home collapsed following an explosion in the south of the country

PARIS: A second French national has been killed in Lebanon, France’s foreign ministry said Sunday, as Israel carried out fresh strikes against the country’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.
The announcement came as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot flew into Beirut Sunday evening for talks with the authorities there and bringing humanitarian aid.
“We confirm the death of a second French national,” said the foreign ministry statement, adding that they would release more details later.
Last Monday, an 87-year-old French woman was killed when her home collapsed following an explosion in the south of the country.

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