ALBAWABA - Explosion at Mohamed Ramadan Porto Marina concert leaves one dead, sparks assassination claims.
There was a tragic turn at Mohamed Ramadan's concert as part of the Porto Beats Festival in the Golf Porto Marina area on the North Coast when the pyrotechnics system suddenly stopped working. One young man died, and several others were hurt.
Ramadan talked about what happened and took back what he had said before, that it was an attempt to kill him.
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"Correction: It was probably a gas cylinder explosion from the fireworks, not a bomb," Ramadan wrote on Instagram. He said that probes are still going on.
The Egyptian artist said, "I personally confirmed with the Porto Marina management that the entire venue and stage were swept clean to ensure the safety of the audience and myself."
Before this post, Mohamed Ramadan had also written on Instagram that what happened at his show was a "full-fledged assassination attempt."
In his post, Ramadan said, "The concert was cut short because of an explosion right next to me on stage. I can still feel the force in my ear." One worker died because of this, and two others are in serious condition. May God forgive them, heal the hurt, and give their families and loved ones patience.
The event organizer, Yasser Al-Hariri, and an official from the Fireworks Company, Mohamed Al-Sayed, said different things. Al-Hariri said that the fireworks company made the mistake, but Al-Sayed said that this was not true at all and that investigations are still going on and all officials are being questioned.
A member of the Fireworks Company crew died, and it has been proven that it was not an attempt to kill them. Instead, it was an accident, and security officials are now looking into what happened.
In a different story, Mohamed Ramadan is still filming his new movie "Lion," which was written and directed by Mohamed Diab and will be out soon in theaters.
