Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced on Tuesday that 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate present in a container in Beirut port caused the huge explosion that left 73 dead and 3700 wounded at least.
"It is unacceptable that there would be a shipment of ammonium nitrate estimated at 2750 tons that has been present for six years in a warehouse without taking preventive measures," a spokesman for the Supreme Council of Defense quoted Diab as saying during an emergency session of the council. ".
The Beirut explosion resulted in 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate
2020-08-05T03:07:24.356Z
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced on Tuesday that 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate present in a container in the port of Beirut caused a huge explosion that resulted in the death of at least 73 dead and 3700 wounded. A spokesman of the Supreme Council for the Defense of Diab was quoted as saying during an emergency session of the Council.
Source: emara