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Everything we know (and don’t know) about the Beirut port explosion investigation

Who imported the ammonium nitrate? Why did it land at the port? Under what conditions was it stored? What triggered the explosion? L’Orient-Le Jour takes stock of the situation.

Everything we know (and don’t know) about the Beirut port explosion investigation

The port of Beirut as it appeared following the Aug. 4, 2020 blast. (Anwar Amro/AFP Archives)

Two years after the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion, the secrecy of the investigation has remained fiercely guarded by investigating judge Tarek Bitar, who took over the case. r, however, takes stock of all the available information so far.In...
Two years after the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion, the secrecy of the investigation has remained fiercely guarded by investigating judge Tarek Bitar, who took over the case. r, however, takes stock of all the available information so far.In...