<p>The death toll from the Beirut port explosion has risen to 154, state news agency NNA cited Lebanon's health minister as saying on Friday.</p>.<p>Minister Hamad Hasan said one in five of the some 5,000 people injured in Tuesday's blast had required hospitalisation, and 120 were in critical condition, NNA reported. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/will-beiruts-blast-be-a-catalyst-for-change-870488.html" target="_blank">Will Beirut's blast be a catalyst for change?</a></strong><br /> </p>
<p>The death toll from the Beirut port explosion has risen to 154, state news agency NNA cited Lebanon's health minister as saying on Friday.</p>.<p>Minister Hamad Hasan said one in five of the some 5,000 people injured in Tuesday's blast had required hospitalisation, and 120 were in critical condition, NNA reported. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/will-beiruts-blast-be-a-catalyst-for-change-870488.html" target="_blank">Will Beirut's blast be a catalyst for change?</a></strong><br /> </p>