Lebanese army seizes more than 28 tons of ammonium nitrate in the eastern town of Arsal near the Syrian border
Razor wire is pictured in front of the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, Lebanon September 29, 2021.
“After receiving information on the presence of ammonium nitrate in the town of Arsal, an army force and patrol from the Intelligence Directorate raided a fuel station in the town on October 4,” the army said in a statement on Tuesday.READ MORE: Three people, one of whom is Lebanese and two Syrians, were taken into custody during the raid and an investigation has been launched.
On August 4, 2020, the ignition of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at Beirut port caused an explosion that killed more than 217 people and injured more than 7,000 others as well as causing billions of dollars in property losses.Challenges to newly formed government Lebanon has been without a fully empowered government since the catastrophic August 4, 2020 explosion at Beirut port, which forced the resignation of then PM Hassan Diab's government.
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