© AFP / Magazine image The explosion also completely destroyed the grain silos in the port. LEHTIKUvA / AFP AFP The huge explosion in Beirut could lead to a shortage of bread in the next few days, as the explosion also completely destroyed the grain silos and at least 15,000 tonnes of wheat in the … Read more
© imago stock “I wrote to Putin every day. The owner didn’t even get us food and water.” The ammonium nitrate cargo that caused the huge explosion in Beirut remained in the port because the crew of the ship that chartered the substance was not paid salaries and the shipping company could not even afford … Read more
© Magazine image Beirut, Lebanon A preliminary investigation has been launched in Beirut into why a tonne of explosive ammonium nitrate was stored in the city’s port for years, which eventually exploded. Some of the port authorities have been placed under house arrest. The explosion that almost completely destroyed downtown Beirut was huge. According to … Read more
© AFP / Magazine image The number of victims is still feared to rise, as rescue and clearing work is still underway in the city and dozens of people are missing. PAGE / AFP Patrick Baz At least 135 people have died in an explosion in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Tuesday night. The country’s … Read more
© AP Photo / Hussein Malla The explosion in Beirut The background to the massive explosion that claimed at least 100 lives is beginning to emerge. The 2,750-ton ammonium nitrate mountain that caused the explosion in Beirut on Tuesday came from a ship owned by a Russian businessman, a Russian Mediazonablog writes. The Lebanese LBCI … Read more
© AFP / Magazine image In the Lebanese capital, Beirut, a huge explosion took place in the port area on Tuesday night, lifting a huge cloud of smoke into the city sky and causing a wave of pressure to destroy buildings. STR / PAGE IMAGE / AFP About 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in … Read more