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Beirut blasts back in war of words
Beirut tourism bosses have hit back at the Penwortham mayor after their city was compared to part of the South Ribble town.
Coun Jim Hothersall landed himself in hot water when he made the comparison of a part of Penwortham to war-torn Beirut live on BBC Radio 2, while talking of anti-social behaviour in the Kingsfold ward.
But a spokesman for the Destination Lebanon tourist board is not impressed.
He said: "We don't know why the councillor did criticise Beirut.
"Maybe he had never been there."
The spokesman referred Coun Hothersall to an article in the New York Times where Beirut was listed as the number one place to visit this year.
The mayor has since apologised for his comments.
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