Beirut port blasts toll increases to 190 - GulfToday

Beirut port blasts toll increases to 190

  • 30 Aug 2020
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Primary information had revealed that ammonium nitrate stored since 2014 may have caused the explosions. File photo

The Lebanese cabinet announced on Sunday that the death toll from the two explosions that hit the Port of Beirut on August 4 has increased to 190.

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The cabinet added that the number of injured people were over 6,500, while three persons were still unaccounted for, reports Xinhua news agency.

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The number of injured people were over 6,500. File photo

The explosions left 300,000 people homeless while causing damage valued at $15 billion.

Primary information had revealed that ammonium nitrate stored since 2014 at the port's warehouse No. 12 may have caused the explosions.

The incident has prompted foreign countries to send support for Lebanon.

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