Two Pinay helpers hurt in Iranian Embassy blasts in Beirut
Two Filipino domestic helpers were injured in Tuesday's twin suicide bombings at the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, which killed 23 people, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.
One Filipina suffered minor injuries from flying debris caused by the explosions, Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said.
Hernandez said the victim works in a residence near the bombed embassy and is still recuperating in a local hospital.
“She sustained cuts on her left triceps, left shin and left upper cheek. Our embassy is monitoring her recovery,” Hernandez said.
In another hospital, a nurse informed Philippine officials in Beirut that a Filipino woman was brought there by her employer shortly after the bombings.
“She was discharged after receiving treatment for a cut on her nose, probably caused by shattered glass,” Hernandez said. “We are not yet certain about the exact cause of her injury but we do know that she lives in an area near the Iranian embassy.”
The Philippine embassy, he added, is trying to ascertain the victim’s exact whereabouts and condition.
Filipino workers—mostly housemaids, construction workers, and medical personnel—have largely been deployed in Asia, Middle East, Africa, the United States and Europe, exposing them to attacks, abuses and other tragedies abroad. — Michaela del Callar/KBK, GMA News
One Filipina suffered minor injuries from flying debris caused by the explosions, Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said.
Hernandez said the victim works in a residence near the bombed embassy and is still recuperating in a local hospital.
“She sustained cuts on her left triceps, left shin and left upper cheek. Our embassy is monitoring her recovery,” Hernandez said.
In another hospital, a nurse informed Philippine officials in Beirut that a Filipino woman was brought there by her employer shortly after the bombings.
“She was discharged after receiving treatment for a cut on her nose, probably caused by shattered glass,” Hernandez said. “We are not yet certain about the exact cause of her injury but we do know that she lives in an area near the Iranian embassy.”
The Philippine embassy, he added, is trying to ascertain the victim’s exact whereabouts and condition.
Filipino workers—mostly housemaids, construction workers, and medical personnel—have largely been deployed in Asia, Middle East, Africa, the United States and Europe, exposing them to attacks, abuses and other tragedies abroad. — Michaela del Callar/KBK, GMA News
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