#SayTheirNames: The victims of Beirut blasts

The Beirut blast death toll has exceeded 150. As protesters rage in the capital calling for accountability, The New Arab has compiled a list of the victims to date.

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The New Arab Staff

08 August, 2020

The explosion has disfigured the city and shocked the world [Getty]

Rage erupted in the Lebanese capital on Saturday, as thousands took to the streets of Beirut venting their anger at politicians they blame for the deadly explosions that killed dozens and injured thousands.

Hundreds of young men and women took to the streets carrying portraits of blast victims and a banner bearing the names of the 158 people who died.

"My government murdered my people," read one sign.

"You were corrupt, now you are criminals," read another.

Many took to twitter to share a list released by the health ministry containing the names of those confirmed dead.

Using the hashtag #SayTheirNames, some clamoured for bloody revenge against a leadership they blame for the massive blast that engulfed their capital.

The explosion that disfigured the city and shocked the world is widely perceived as a direct consequence of the incompetence and corruption that have come to define Lebanon's ruling class.

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On Saturday, the Syrian embassy in Beirut confirmed more than 40 Syrians were among those killed in the massive blast.

Among the dead was also 55-year-old Hedwig Waltmans-Molier, the wife of the Netherlands' ambassador to Lebanon, who died of injuries she sustained in the massive blast.

The victims also included some from the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt.

Over a dozen remain unidentified and the death toll is likely to rise as at least 60 people remain missing.

As of Saturday 18:00 GMT, 139 of 158 victims have been fully or partly identified as:

1. Alexandra Najjar - 2-year-old Lebanese
2. Abdel Halim El Ali Salem - Lebanese
3. Abdo Tanious Ata - Lebanese
4. Ahmad Ibrahim Kaadan - Lebanese
5. Ali Abdo Ayoub - Lebanese
6. Ali Hussein Zeineddine - Lebanese
7. Ali Ismail El Sayed Chahata - Lebanese
8. Antoine El Barmaki - Lebanese
9. Aram Sarkisian - Lebanese
10. Armand Tayan - Lebanese
11. Asmahan Miled Faroukh - Lebanese
12. Ayman Homsi - Lebanese
13. Ayman Mostapha - Lebanese
14. Ayman Sleiman - Syrian
15. Boulous Gemayel - Lebanese
16. Chacke Sadek - Lebanese
17. Charbel Mata - Lebanese
18. Charles Hapokian - Lebanese
19. Cilda Kino - Lebanese
20. Claudia Khalil Lakkis - Lebanese
21. Delia Boghos Guedikian - Lebanese
22. Fadi Hussein - Lebanese
23. Fadi Naim - Lebanese
24. Fares Kiwan - Lebanese
25. Fawzi Kalailet - Lebanese
26. Feryal Al Kiki - Lebanese
27. Fida Khoury - Lebanese
28. Gaia Fadoulian - Lebanese
29. George Pierro Demiani - Lebanese
30. George Saad - Lebanese
31. George Salim Al Wez - Lebanese
32. Georges Madi - Lebanese
33. Georges Farjallah Daibes - Lebanese
34. Gretta Attallah - Lebanese
35. Hamad Medhat Al Attar - Lebanese
36. Haoulo Ahmad Abbas - Lebanese
37. Hassan Chames - Lebanese
38. Hassan Kamel - Lebanese
39. Hassan Maneh - Lebanese
40. Ibrahim Amin - Lebanese
41. Issam Khalaf - Lebanese
42. Iyad Zeid Al Amin - Lebanese
43. Izabelleh Machaalani - Lebanese
44. Jack Bazikian - Lebanese
45. Jackeline Gebrine - Lebanese
46. Jacuqes Gemayel - Lebanese
47. Jad Gergeh Al Dahdah - Lebanese
48. Jean Fredric Alaw - Lebanese
49. Jessica Bezdijian - Lebanese
50. Jessy Kahwaji Daoud - Lebanese
51. Jihad Antoine Saade - Lebanese
52. Joe Haddad - Lebanese
53. Joe Akiki - Lebanese
54. John Koubli - Lebanese
55. Joseph Roukoz - Lebanese
56. Josephine Abi Zeid - Lebanese
57. Joud Hajj Mostapha - Lebanese
58. Kaissar Merhej - Lebanese
59. Kassem Youssef Al Mawla - Lebanese
60. Katia Shamesdinne - Lebanese
61. Khalil Badih Aoun Mjais - Lebanese
62. Latifa Moustapha - Lebanese
63. Laurette Owaida Richa - Lebanese
64. Layla Metre Khoury - Lebanese
65. Lina Abo Hamdan - Lebanese
66. Lina Najjar - Lebanese
67. Liza kezbekyan - Lebanese
68. Mahmoud Ali Saiid - Lebanese
69. Mahmoud Hussein Khaled - Lebanese
70. Majida Kassab - Lebanese
71. Margot Tabbal - Lebanese
72. Maria Pia Emanuel Abo Sleiman - Lebanese
73. Mariam Hochar - Lebanese
74. Marie Saad - Lebanese
75. Mary Farhat - Lebanese
76. Mary Khalil Touk - Lebanese Beshari
77. Mazen Raja Zouheid - Lebanese
78. Michel Kanaan - Lebanese
79. Mireille Germanos - Lebanese
80. Mohamad Ahmad Alaedine - Lebanese
81. Mohamad Ayrout - Lebanese
82. Mohamad Hasan Al Sibaai - Lebanese
83. Mohamad Mahmoud - Lebanese
84. Mohammad Al Hussein - Lebanese
85. Mohammad Alaa Din Damaj - Lebanese
86. Mohammad Ali Abbas - Lebanese
87. Mohammad Nour Doughan - Lebanese
88. Nawal Atieh - Lebanese
89. Nawal Hamdan - Lebanese
90. Nazar Nazarian - Lebanese
91. Neamathallah Antoine Mekheiber -Lebanese
92. Nicol Majid Helo - Lebanese
93. Nicolas Youssif Chedid - Lebanese
94. Paulette Hashem - Lebanese
95. Rawan Misto - Lebanese
96. Robert Youssef Semaan - Lebanese
97. Sabah Merhej Merhej Nassour - Lebanese
98. Sahar Fares - Lebanese
99. Samir Boulous Karam - Lebanese
100. Sr. Sophie Khosrafian - Lebanese
101. Tanios Mekhayel El Murr - Lebanese
102. Therese Merhi Antoun - Lebanese
103. Warijan Oghos Tassonian - Lebanese
104. William Azar - Lebanese
105. Wissam Faisal - Lebanese
106. Yehya Azam Hamwi - Lebanese
107. Youssef Saleh - Lebanese
108. Yvette Gergi - Lebanese
109. Zeina Chamoun - Lebanese
110. Zeina Zakkour - Lebanese
111. Ziad Mostafa Al Sobh - Lebanese
112. Unidentified victim - Lebanese
113. Unidentified man - Lebanese
114. Unidentified man - Lebanese
115. Ahmad Mohammad Ameira - Syrian
116. Ayman Ibrahim Jasem Al Eid - Syrian
117. Amina Salim Karbik - Syrian
118. Ayman Obeid - Syrian
119. Farouk Al Sallou - Syrian
120. Hanna George Akkbani - Syrian
121. Khaled Wahoud - Syrian
122. Rushi Jamal - Egyptian
123. Isaac Oehlers - 2-year-old Australian
124. Hedwig Waltmans-Molier - Dutch
125. Arlet Meglangit - Filipino
126. Baby-Linn Serohijos - Filipino
127. Perlita Mendoza - Filipino
128. Jolbab Sajed Ali - Pakistani
129. Mehdy Hassan Rami - Bangladeshi
130. Mizan [last name unknown] - Bangladeshi
131. Rezol Mounir Sekder - Bangladeshi
132. Unidentified victim - Bangladeshi
133. Unidentified victim - Bangladeshi
134. Unidentified victim - Bangladeshi
135. Christine El Adem - nationality unknown
136. Housam Batal - nationality unknown
137. Issam Hany - nationality unknown
138. Khaldiye Saaid Bakri - nationality unknown
139. Taha Tsouni - nationality unknown