All those who died in Aqaba port incident were present at site of explosion: Health Ministry

Jordan

Published: 2022-06-28 12:53

Last Updated: 2024-03-27 19:38


Credit: AFP
Credit: AFP

All those who died due to the gas leak in Aqaba’s port were present at the explosion site and were directly exposed to the toxic gas, according to the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health for Primary Health Care and Epidemiology, Raed Al-Shboul.

In an exclusive statement to Roya on Tuesday, Shboul said that as of now, 13 people died, including five of foreign nationalities.


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He added that the number of those currently receiving treatment in hospitals reached 130 and their condition is moderate.

The Public Prosecution has begun investigation procedures into the incident.