Posted on 09/05/2020 4:59:10 PM PDT by Libloather
Lebanon's army said on Thursday it had found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to the Beirut port, the site of a huge blast last month caused by a large stockpile of the same highly explosive chemical.
Lebanese army engineers were "dealing with it", according to an army statement carried by the state news agency NNA. The statement said the chemicals were found outside entrance nine to the port.
Army experts were called in for an inspection and found 4.35 tonnes of the dangerous chemical in four containers stored near the port, according to the military. There were no details on the origin of the chemicals or their owner.
The revelation came nearly a month after a catastrophic explosion on August 4 ripped through the city, killing around 190 people. The authorities said it was caused by about 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been stacked in unsafe conditions in a port warehouse for years.
The blast smashed entire neighbourhoods, gutting buildings and injuring 6,000 people.
Signs of life under rubble
Nearly a month after the devastating blast, Lebanese rescue workers detected signs of life on Thursday in the rubble of a collapsed building in the Gemmayze area of Beirut.
Rescue worker Eddy Bitar told reporters at the scene that a team with a rescue dog had detected movement under the rubble. "These [signs of breathing and pulse] along with the temperature sensor means there is a possibility of life," he said.
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Covering up!
Mayb this time they put up some no smoking signs....?
same batch?
Obama's birthday!
Yo...hey Fred,I was walking down by the dock and I came across 8 thousands pounds of ammonium nitrate. Need some for your garden?
Yaaah no kidding...
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