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‘Nothing was done’: HRW blasts officials in Beirut blast report
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Nothing was done’: HRW blasts officials in Beirut blast report

Al Jazeera  

Rights group calls for international fact-finding mission and sanctions, slams officials’ failure for years to remove explosives from Lebanese capital’s port. Beirut, Lebanon – Human Rights Watch has blasted Lebanese political and security officials for not removing explosive ammonium nitrate that caused a devastating explosion at Beirut’s port last year and said an international investigation and targeted sanctions were the …

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A year on, politicians accused of hindering Beirut blast justice
3 years, 4 months ago

A year on, politicians accused of hindering Beirut blast justice

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups and families of victims accuse officials of stalling the probe into the devastating port explosion. The officials include General Security chief Major-General Abbas Ibrahim, State Security head Major-General Tony Saliba, ex-Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil, former Public Works Ministers Ghazi Zeiter and Yousef Finianos, and ex-Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk. “Parliament is very interested in lifting immunity, but in …

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Quintals of Explosive Ammonium Nitrate Lying in Rajasthan Police Stations: HC Seeks Plans for Disposal
4 years, 3 months ago

Quintals of Explosive Ammonium Nitrate Lying in Rajasthan Police Stations: HC Seeks Plans for Disposal

News 18  

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to chalk out a plan for the disposal of quintals of seized Ammonium Nitrate lying in various police stations and posing the danger of a Beirut-like explosion. A Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court gave the direction observing that “Ammonium Nitrate is a valuable resource and this explosive material …

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‘End of the world': Countdown to Beirut’s devastating blast
4 years, 4 months ago

‘End of the world': Countdown to Beirut’s devastating blast

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The 10 firefighters who received the call a bit before 6 p.m. about a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut could not know what awaited them. The brigade of nine men and one woman could not know about the stockpile of ammonium nitrate warehoused since 2013 along a busy motorway in the heart of a densely …

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‘End of the world': Countdown to Beirut’s devastating blast
4 years, 4 months ago

‘End of the world': Countdown to Beirut’s devastating blast

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before 6 p.m. — a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut — could not know what awaited them. ___ Seven years ago, a ship named the Rhosus set out from the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi carrying 2,755.5 tons of ammonium nitrate destined for an explosives company …

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Beirut blast | Lebanon customs chief arrested
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut blast | Lebanon customs chief arrested

The Hindu  

Lebanon’s State news agency says the chief of the customs department has been questioned by a judge over this week’s deadly blast in Beirut, after which the judge placed him under arrest. The agency says investigative Judge Ghassan Khoury decided Badri Daher should remain in custody after questioning him for five hours on Friday. The National News Agency gave no …

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Beirut's accidental cargo: How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut's accidental cargo: How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster

India Today  

The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there. “They were being greedy,” said Boris Prokoshev, who was captain of the Rhosus in 2013 when he says the owner told him to make …

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Beirut’s accidental cargo: How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut’s accidental cargo: How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster

Live Mint  

MOSCOW: The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut's deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there. "They were being greedy," said Boris Prokoshev, who was captain of the Rhosus in 2013 when he says the owner told him to …

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Beirut blast leaves 135 dead: Lebanese authorities probe explosion amid rising anger, calls for change
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut blast leaves 135 dead: Lebanese authorities probe explosion amid rising anger, calls for change

Firstpost  

Anger is mounting against the various political factions, including the Hezbollah militant group, that have ruled the country since the 1975-1990 civil war. Beirut: Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port, and the visiting French president warned Thursday that without …

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Countdown to Beirut Blast Began 6 Years Ago With a Leaky, Troubled Ship
4 years, 4 months ago

Countdown to Beirut Blast Began 6 Years Ago With a Leaky, Troubled Ship

News 18  

The countdown to catastrophe in Beirut started six years ago when a troubled, Russian-leased cargo ship made an unscheduled stop at the city’s port. “I was horrified,” said Boris Prokoshev, the ship’s 70-year-old retired Russian captain, about the accident, speaking in a phone interview from Sochi, Russia, a Black Sea resort town just up the coast from where the ammonium …

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Chennai Customs Officials Hunker Down to Secure Seized Ammonium Nitrate After Beirut Blast
4 years, 4 months ago

Chennai Customs Officials Hunker Down to Secure Seized Ammonium Nitrate After Beirut Blast

News 18  

Following the massive explosion in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut on Tuesday which killed more than 100 and injured over 4,000 residents, Chennai's customs authorities have begun safety checks on seized ammonium nitrate near North Chennai. A particular consignment of 740 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate stored 37 containers in North Chennai, seized from a company based in western Tamil …

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Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change
4 years, 4 months ago

Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change

India Today  

Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city's port, and the visiting French president warned Thursday that without serious reforms the country would "continue to sink." The blast Tuesday, which appeared to have been caused by an accidental fire that ignited a …

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Beirut blast: Tracing the explosives that tore the capital apart
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut blast: Tracing the explosives that tore the capital apart

Al Jazeera  

Letters show officials knew of danger posed by ammonium nitrate cargo at Beirut port six years before deadly blast. Beirut, Lebanon – It was only after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut that most people in Lebanon learned about the 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a hangar at the city’s port. Analysis of public records and documents published …

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