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BEIRUT PORT EXPLOSION

Three years later, Tarek Bitar resumes hearings

The investigating judge interrogated a former port security official and the manager of a company responsible for maintaining Hangar No. 12, where ammonium nitrate was stored.

Three years later, Tarek Bitar resumes hearings

View of the silos at the Port of Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Le-Jour)

The lead investigating judge at the Court of Justice, Tarek Bitar, who is overseeing the case of the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosions, made a breakthrough on Friday after nearly three years of deadlock. His investigation had been stalled by...
The lead investigating judge at the Court of Justice, Tarek Bitar, who is overseeing the case of the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosions, made a breakthrough on Friday after nearly three years of deadlock. His investigation had been stalled by...