“More than 18 people from the council of the port administration and the customs department were interrogated, those who carried out repairs in the hangar and stored explosives there. The number of those detained so far within the framework of the investigation has made 16 people, ”RIA Novosti quotes the words of the representative of the military court, acting judge Fadi Akiki.
The investigation is being carried out by a joint military police force and the Lebanese Internal Security Service.
A powerful explosion occurred on 4 August in the port area of Beirut. According to preliminary data, the cause of the tragedy was the detonation of 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate confiscated by the customs services stored in the warehouse. At least 135 people died, about 5 thousand were injured.