The Lebanese army said on Thursday they found more than 4 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate near the entrance of the Beirut port, where a huge explosion ripped through the facility in August.
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The army disclosed this to the state-run National News Agency (NNA) in Beirut.
The agency, citing an army statement, said that upon the request of the Beirut port customs department, army engineers inspected four containers near the port entrance number 9.
““It was found that they contain an amount of ammonium nitrate, weighing about 4 tons and 350 kg,” it said.
It added that units from the army engineering team “were dealing with it,” without giving further details.
On Aug. 4, Beirut was shaken by a massive explosion of ammonium nitrate which was poorly stored in a port warehouse.
It killed 190 people and left at least 6,000 injured.