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Ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse linked to catastrophic Beirut explosion
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab said that 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate, which is typically used as an agricultural fertilizer, had been stored for six years at a port warehouse without safety measures, “endangering the safety of citizens,” according to a statement. Initial reports in state media blamed the blast on a major fire …