Lebanese President Michel Aoun cited ammonium nitrate as the source of a massive explosion Tuesday at the Port of Beirut which killed more than 60 people and injured close to 3,000.
PRESIDENT PROMISED PUNISHMENT
In a post on the Lebanese Presidency’s Twitter account, Aoun said that keeping 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at a warehouse without any security measures is unacceptable.
He stressed that those who are responsible will be punished in the strongest terms.
Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council has declared a state of emergency for two weeks in the capital Beirut.