“....A source quoted in a cache of leaked diplomatic cables and other reports noted that Hezbollah’s supply of some explosive material had been cut off over the last decade. Hezbollah also allegedly sought to get the ammonium nitrate via Syria, bringing in thousands of tons of it from Homs. Hezbollah sought to dominate the agriculture ministry in Lebanon since 2009 to get a hold of the material. ...”
...question is was this load of ammonium nitrate stored for a bomb detonated accidentally by Hezzbollah? Israeli agents? Or a Sunni group?
I suspect the “confiscation” was actually taking delivery.
It’s not clear why the ship ended up in that port when it was supposed to deliver the cargo elsewhere.