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2024-09-24 04:15:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6F38BB8189E7518ACEB712A7D7265E5D58F4FB1A1F55D2918C355A6508F1193D
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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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