In beleaguered Beirut, even the dead get no rest

In beleaguered Beirut, the largest explosion in Lebanon’s history claimed the lives of more than 150 people as it devastated everything in its path - and, in macabre fashion, it even disturbed the dead. Shadi Abi Shakra, 34, was one of those caught up and killed in the colossal blast on Tuesday when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at the city's port. The shockwaves - so strong that they were felt almost 150 miles away in Cyprus - destroyed huge swathes of the Lebanese capital. On