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2024-08-13 20:08:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 79FAC94951981ED5444A7765F1D54B6E448773979F4E01178321FBF303DFB034
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This was an accident caused by a fire that then caused an explosion at a buildup of ammonium nitrate stored in the port under poor conditions for years. This has nothing to do with evil or any other implied source. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/03/port-of-beirut-explosion-aftermath-scars-on-already-broken-lebanon https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-beirut-port-explosion-blast-investigation-0231478255e4abe483f9347cb4309ffd https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c88p951myv0t https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/4/infographic-how-big-was-the-beirut-explosion https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/08/03/they-killed-us-inside/investigation-august-4-beirut-blast https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/03/lebanon-3-years-no-justice-beirut-blast https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/3-years-after-beirut-port-blast-political-intrigue-foils-prosecutions-and-even-the-death-toll-is-disputed https://beirutportexplosion.com/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/lebanon-unacceptable-lack-of-justice-truth-and-reparation-three-years-after-beirut-blast/ https://www.state.gov/third-anniversary-of-the-beirut-port-explosion/ https://www.dfat.gov.au/crisis-hub/beirut-port-explosions-2020
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