"We have to say it as it is: what we found here was a second Beirut bomb."
That's from the director of the German company tasked with removing *1000 tons* of explosive chemicals dumped in 52 containers at Beirut's port for decades.
n-tv.de/panorama/Beiru…
That's from the director of the German company tasked with removing *1000 tons* of explosive chemicals dumped in 52 containers at Beirut's port for decades.
n-tv.de/panorama/Beiru…
This means we now know of almost 4,000 tons of hazardous, explosive materials being stored at Beirut's port over extended periods of time. In the heart of the city. What an absolute criminal disaster.
Note: Lebanon has a history of being a place for dumping chemical waste. The Lebanese Forces militia were paid to dump 1000s of tons of chemical waste during the civil war, according to GreenPeace + leaked Army report
Authorities then covered it up
Read:
fouadhamdan.org/cms/upload/pdf…
Authorities then covered it up
Read:
fouadhamdan.org/cms/upload/pdf…
"June 1994: 30 barrels of solid waste are... stored in a
container at Beirut port."
August 1994: Kesrouan inhabitants prevent environment ministry officials dumping "waste barrels in a stone quarry near a village.. This waste is later also stored in a container at Beirut port."
container at Beirut port."
August 1994: Kesrouan inhabitants prevent environment ministry officials dumping "waste barrels in a stone quarry near a village.. This waste is later also stored in a container at Beirut port."
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