Tag Archives: Beirut Explosion: Port Officials Under House Arrest As Rescue Efforts Continue

August, 2020

• 6 August

  Beirut Explosion: Port Officials Under House Arrest As Rescue Efforts Continue

  

  A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday’s huge explosion, Lebanon’s government says. The blast killed at least 135 people and injured more than 4,000 others. A two-week state of emergency has begun. President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a ...

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