Brilliant investigative work (tbc) from @WCM_JustSocial showing the #Beirut port authorities to may have seized upwards of 2K tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate in 2013.
The cargo ship stalled opposite coast and cargo was removed due to its 'highly explosive' nature, 'stored in hangars'
The cargo ship stalled opposite coast and cargo was removed due to its 'highly explosive' nature, 'stored in hangars'
They keyword here is 'auctioning'. The prospect of making a profit for some corrupt elements at #Beirut port authorities may have outweighed the disposal option (H/T @WCM_JustSocial) 
First photos emerging from #Beirut Port's #Hangar12 with workers stacking what seems to be the salvaged Nitroprill Ammonium Nitrate which caused the #BeirutBlast
