Portuguese arrested in connection with Beirut port explosion
The Chilean police announced that they had arrested a Portuguese, wanted by Interpol, in connection with the explosion of the Beirut Port in 2020, which killed more than 200 people.
The unnamed man arrived in Santiago on a plane from Spain, before being taken back on another plane to Madrid, according to the police statement.
Christian Saez, a Santiago airport police official, said the man was wanted for allegedly bringing "explosive materials" into Lebanon linked to the massive explosion that destroyed several neighborhoods of the Lebanese capital.
He added that in coordination with Interpol, the man was prevented from entering Chile and later put on a plane bound for Spain.
The explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, which the authorities attributed to storing large quantities of ammonium nitrate without preventive measures, killed at least 214 people and injured more than 6,500 others, in addition to extensive destruction in the capital.
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