Nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate - taken from a ship off the coast of Beirut six years ago and then stored in a warehouse - has been blamed for the explosion that ripped through the port ...

Following the destruction caused by ammonium nitrate exploding at Beirut's port, there are concerns globally about its storage. The chemical is widely used around the world, as a fertiliser or for ...

The Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion The explosions that occurred on August 4, 2020, in Beirut, were linked to the accumulation of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in the port ...

“The head of Beirut port and the head of customs both ... who wrote that what exploded on Tuesday was “not just ammonium nitrate”, but “corruption, mismanagement, incompetency and cynical ...

was caused by a fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a port warehouse. Lebanon’s military gets sweeping powers after Beirut blast Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday ...

even areas outside of Beirut. Ammonium nitrate has a number of different uses, but the two most common are as an agricultural fertilizer and as an explosive. It is highly explosive when it comes ...

The ammonium nitrate was taken off and discharged into the port's warehouses due to the risk of leaving it on board. The last time ship trackers picked up the vessel's location was Beirut in ...

Lebanese in Beirut Souks shopping mall inspect the ... 9 on Tuesday and spread to port warehouse 12 where the Ammonium Nitrate was stored. Another source close to a port employee said a team ...

A Cyprus police spokesman said an individual, whom he did not name, had been questioned at the request of Interpol Beirut in relation to the cargo. The ammonium nitrate was sold by Georgian ...

The conference was hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, who was mobbed last week by tearful victims of the Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion begging him to ensure the corruption they blame ...

Beirut's governor Marwan Abboud told Al Hadath ... including the possibility of a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely, Amnesty International is calling for an international mechanism ...