In Beirut when the explosion occurred in the Lebanese city this Wednesday, August 5, the musician Ibrahim Maalouf tells what he lived with his relatives.
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The emotion is strong, a few hours later the explosion in Beirut, in Lebanon, this Wednesday, August 5. While Emmanuel Macron went there this Thursday and received a standing ovation and questioned in the streets of the city, many personalities express their sadness and their compassion for the inhabitants of the Lebanese capital. Journalist Léa Salamé, originally from Lebanon, said to herself “stunned” facing the images, whileIsabelle Adjani, “devastated”, lost a close friend in the tragedy. Another artist delivered his emotions: Ibrahim Maalouf. He was in Lebanon when the explosions took place.
An explosion “monstrous“
The musician, who was recently released by justice after sexual assault charges on minor, confided in the newspaper nice morning. He explains : “I am 15 kilometers away, in the suburbs of Beirut. My family lives here, where I was lucky to be when it exploded … “Before returning to the timing of the two consecutive explosions, which occurred at the end of the day:”We heard the first explosion, long and dull, as we chatted quietly. We looked at each other a bit strangely, without reacting. Unfortunately, we are used to it. I thought: “There must be an attack, a car bomb …” A few seconds later, there was this huge explosion. This one was monstrous, monstrous!” Ibrahim Maalouf continues: “The house shook. We thought we were being bombed. I called my daughter and my family, we ran under the shelters that were used in the 1980s during the civil war. Thirty years later, we are still there … “
“It is an absolute sadness for this country, which is already suffering considerably “
Fortunately, the musician and his close family were partly spared by the tragedy: “Fortunately, there were no deaths in my family. But children have suffered serious injuries, close relatives are in hospital.” Ibrahim Maalouf is also sorry for the situation in his country of origin: “It is an absolute sadness for this country, which is already suffering considerably from a historic, unprecedented economic crisis. Even during the civil war, the country had never been at this level.“
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