Lebanon’s outgoing premier Hassan Diab said Tuesday that an FBI investigation into an August 4 explosion at the Beirut port found it was caused by 500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. “The FBI report revealed that the amount that exploded is only 500 tonnes,” he said. AFP could not independently verify the contents of the FBI report. Lead investigative judge Fadi Sawan this month charged Diab and three former ministers over the explosion in the first set of indictments against politicians. The blast probe has since been suspended after two of the charged ministers called on Sawan to be replaced.

Source: The Hindu December 29, 2020 20:51 UTC