The state security report, which confirmed the correspondence to the president and the prime minister, has not previously been reported. The ship sank near the port’s breakwater on Feb. 18, 2018, the security report showed. Lebanese army command rejected the request and recommended the chemicals be transferred or sold to the privately-owned Lebanese Explosives Company, the state security report said. A security official told Reuters it was because they didn’t need it. The official blamed the port authorities for not supervising the repair crew and for storing fireworks alongside a vast deposit of high explosives.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 11, 2020 04:07 UTC