A new angle has been discovered on the Aug. 4 Beirut explosion. An explosives expert told Daily Mail UK that the mega explosion was not the chemical called Ammonium Nitrate, it was due to burning military missiles. There is still no confirmation if this claim is valid or not.
What's the cause of the explosion?
Last Tuesday, Aug. 4, was one of the shocking days for Lebanese people. Over 150 people now recorded as deceased due to the explosion. More than 6,000 people were left injured in hospitals. The incident left a 43-meter deep crater that lies near a granary destroyed in the blast, filled with seawater, according to Al Jazeera.
Donations for the rehabilitation of the area and the victims are now pouring for Lebanon. Even the United States President Donald Trump pledged 'substantial' aid to Lebanon, which amount was not specified.
"On a humanitarian basis, we have to do it. We have to do it. It's, you know, you can almost say how does a country survive such a tragedy? This was at a level that people over there, they said, is at a level that we've never seen before."
Due to protests about the explosion, Lebanon's Justice Minister Marie Claude Najm, Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad, and Environment Minister Damianos Kattar were forced to resign.
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Written by Jamie Pancho
