It has now been six months since one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions leveled the port in the Lebanese capital.
The attorney representing hundreds of families told CNN that “there has been very little accountability since” the blast.
The Associated Press also wrote that families are “desperately seeking answers from authorities in what has become a global web of culpability.”
The Director-General of the Lebanese Public Security says that "what happened [in Beirut] is not a fireworks explosion, but a high-explosive material that was confiscated for years." According to Al Jazeera
pic.twitter.com/d44N4Z1Igh— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) August 4, 2020
The Daily Mail recently published a piece indicating that a British shelf company may be in part responsible for the blast.
At 6.08pm local time, thousands of people were travelling home from work, sitting down for dinner with their families, and unwinding from their day.
Suddenly, the ongoing fire in the port erupted into a terrifying explosion, leveling a huge portion of the city instantly.
This footage of the #explosion in #Beirut is TERRIFYING, harrowing and devastating#news #explosion #lebanon #beirutexplosion #fireworks #breaking pic.twitter.com/pJPCp54TXK
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) August 4, 2020
More than 200 people were killed, 7,500 were injured and 300,000 were made homeless as the ammonium nitrate ignited.
Six months after the August 4th blast, the domestic investigation has been brought to a virtual halt, according to the AP.
We’ll keep an eye on emerging reports and continue to consolidate them into bite-sized stories and recaps for you.
Insane footage of the moment of the explosion in #Beirut yesterday. The #BeirutBlast caused a shockwave that hit a wedding. Harrowing footage pic.twitter.com/k31NATY5uE
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) August 5, 2020
This article cites information from the Associated Press, the Daily Mail, and CNN.
