The real crime is why did the port authorities allow a fireworks to be stored right next door. That’s really dumb, yes?
The last time Lebanon had a competent government was when it was French controlled. It went all downhill when the place was flooded with Palestinians.
hmmm, this will be similar to damascus’ end... only bigger...
soon. soon.
Insha Allah
Dumb?
Yes but..... I suspect that the confiscation of international cargo involves in extremely complex legal matters involving perhaps several nations, corporations, ship lines and insurance companies. The fertilizer had to be stored while the legal wrangling was in process.
The legal wrangling now shifts to who was the owner and was it responsible for the explosion by being the actual owner.
If news reports are correct, Lebanese authorities have been trying to get some action on disposal of this ammonium nitrate for six years and the bureaucracy response has been nil. I suspect the fireworks facility was there first.
Not only that....but did you notice that there was a condo or apartment building right next to the place that exploded. Needless to say it was totally destroyed!!!!
I don’t know for sure, but I bet there is a law keeping developers from building a 15 story condo touching the walls of the building that blew up! A building that was zoned to store combustibles! Those people did not have a chance!!!!
Intelsky has a photo of dudes doing welding work last month inside the nitrate warehouse next to 2000lb bags of this stuff