In implementation of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to send urgent medical aid to Lebanon, aircraft belonging to the Qatari Amiri Air Force arrived at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Wednesday within an air bridge, carrying urgent medical aid and supplies, and two fully equipped 500-bed field hospitals to treat those injured by the Beirut port explosion.
The aircraft was received by Qatar's ambassador to Lebanon Mohamed Hassan Jaber al-Jaber, charge d'affaires at Lebanon's embassy in Qatar Ambassador Farah Berri, head of the Airport Security Authority, Brigadier-General George Doumit, Commander of the Beirut Air Base Colonel Hassan Barakat, and staff working at the Qatar embassy in Beirut, as well as a number of ranking Lebanese officers.
A search and rescue team with high efficiency levels and extensive experience in the field of searching and rescuing missing persons arrived on one of the aircraft, following co-ordination between the competent authorities in Qatar and Lebanon.
The aircraft departed for Beirut Wednesday morning. Three more aircraft were also scheduled to depart on Wednesday to transport aid.
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