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2024-09-19 15:42:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0A2944BA94ED9CE5CA0174A6802FFEC7F52A42270C2DBC006AEE2011BC34024D
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The Beirut explosion on Aug 4 2020, was caused by the detonation of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored unsafely in the port for years. The explosive material had been confiscated from a ship in 2014 and was kept in the port without proper safety measures. https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2021/08/02/lebanon-evidence-implicates-officials-beirut-blast-targeted
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