Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
05-08-2020, 13:23
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
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That stuff had only been sitting there for 6 or 7 years, what could possibly go wrong?
Unless there was some lengthy legality issue on ownership, you'd have thought they'd have sold most of it off by now (prospective buyers fully vetted ) . . . or moved it away from such a highly populated area.
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'Officials 'asked for ammonium nitrate to be moved'
The highly explosive substance blamed for Tuesday's blast was meant to be moved, the port's general manager has told local broadcaster OTV.
Hassan Koraytem said the ammonium nitrate had been in the port for six years, following a court order.
But, despite instructions from the customs department and state secretary to move or export it, "nothing happened", he told the broadcaster.'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...-east-53664184
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05-08-2020, 13:53
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
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'Officials 'asked for ammonium nitrate to be moved'
The highly explosive substance blamed for Tuesday's blast was meant to be moved, the port's general manager has told local broadcaster OTV.
Hassan Koraytem said the ammonium nitrate had been in the port for six years, following a court order.
But, despite instructions from the customs department and state secretary to move or export it, "nothing happened", he told the broadcaster.'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...-east-53664184
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I can see the excuses being rolled out now . . "We didn't want to risk moving it, and it falling into the wrong hands"
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05-08-2020, 14:21
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
Was someone signing off an invoice to pay for the storage every year? Beggars belief. Seems like a really tragic and avoidable situation.
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06-08-2020, 02:48
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
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There is some speculation that fireworks were also being stored in the warehouse so that could have been the smaller initial explosion with the red smoke.
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Not really speculation, if you watch the videos you can clearly see and hear them going off in the fire before the main explosion.
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06-08-2020, 09:21
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
Keeping tons of highly explosive materal next to a fireworks factory is Simpsons-esque in it's absurdity.
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06-08-2020, 09:33
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Keeping tons of highly explosive materal next to a fireworks factory is Simpsons-esque in it's absurdity.
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Yep, and as with just about every case of stupidity & incompetence from officialdom, thousands of innocents suffer while those in charge 'lawyer up' and get the excuses in early
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07-08-2020, 08:47
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
I have seen many videos of what people saw, one was a woman and 3 you kids look out of a large window, the explosion blew the window in, but by a miracle the double glazing held and knocked them off their feet.
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07-08-2020, 12:45
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
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I can see the excuses being rolled out now . . "We didn't want to risk moving it, and it falling into the wrong hands"
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I'll guarantee you one thing, it'll be the little man that cops it.
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10-08-2020, 12:39
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
The crater is 43m deep, about 141ft.
That is one hellva big hole.
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10-08-2020, 14:32
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
Given the size of the explosion, I surprised its only 14 feet.
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10-08-2020, 16:25
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
The entire Lebanese government has resigned.
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10-08-2020, 16:57
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
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The entire Lebanese government has resigned.
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The honourable thing to do. Hope the mechanisms are in place for the business of government to continue until a new one is in place.
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10-08-2020, 22:11
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The honourable thing to do.
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Why ?
Did they cause the explosion ?
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10-08-2020, 22:25
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Why ?
Did they cause the explosion ?
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By all accounts they to a degree, facilitated it
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11-08-2020, 01:10
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Re: Huge explosion in Lebanese capital, Beirut
I seriously doubt anyone in their current government had anything to do with it.
From the accounts Ive seen, it was dumped there 6 years ago, with nothing more than the occasional request to a judge for permission to do something with it.
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