China News Service, September 4th. According to foreign media reports, nearly a month after the explosion in Beirut Port, Lebanon, which was suspected to be caused by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, the Lebanese army discovered 4.35 tons of ammonium nitrate near the port.

  According to reports, on September 3, local time, the Lebanese military said in a statement that military experts were called to inspect the port and found dangerous chemicals in four containers near the port.

On August 16, 2020, local time, in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, an excavator carried out demolition work at the explosion site in Beirut Port.

  The statement stated that the Lebanese Army engineers are "handling this matter" and the source and owner of these explosives is not yet known.

  A violent explosion occurred in the Beirut port area of ​​Lebanon on the evening of August 4, causing thousands of casualties.

The explosion is alleged to have been caused by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the port for a long time. The specific cause is still unclear. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

  After the explosion, large-scale demonstrations in Beirut continued to protest against the explosion and corruption of the authorities.

On August 31, Lebanese President Michel Aoun appointed Mustafa Adib, the country’s ambassador to Germany, as the new Lebanese Prime Minister.

Adib vowed to quickly form a new government and called on all parties in Lebanon to unite and cooperate to work together to restore Lebanon's prosperity.

  The 25 related persons identified through the investigation of the bombing have all been detained by the Lebanese authorities.

However, the public is still worried that more hazardous materials are improperly stored, putting them at risk.

  The large-scale explosion at the Beirut port in Lebanon has also sounded a security alarm for many countries. Some countries such as Egypt, Iraq, and India have all taken measures to transfer or clean up dangerous goods stored in important ports and airports in their own countries.