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2024-09-19 16:11:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 481D0AD0EBA3E2E3428E118D60051058C4D61094109D170A1D1221EB5C23E7C7
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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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