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War Scrap: Who Profits from the Iron in Destroyed Buildings?

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War Scrap: Who Profits from the Iron in Destroyed Buildings?
Lebanon 24
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Lebanon 24: Destroyed buildings in the south and Beirut's southern suburbs do not lose all their value when they collapse. Among the rubble are thousands of tons of reinforcing steel, aluminum and copper, which after every war become commodities with a market, traders and contracts, while the fundamental question remains unanswered: Who owns this iron, and who collects the proceeds?…

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