Interior minister says ammonium nitrate likely caused at least one explosion amid reports hospitals too damaged to treat patientsFull report: huge explosion in Beirut‘We’re cursed’: shock and despair as explosion devastates cityBeirut explosion – in pictures 3.02am BST Here is our full explainer on what ammonium nitrate is: Lebanon’s prime minister, Hassan Diab, said 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded after lying unsecured in a warehouse for six years, tallying with reports that a ship carrying a similar quantity of the chemical had unloaded its cargo at the port in 2013. It remains unclear what caused the chemical to ignite. Related: Ammonium nitrate: what is the chemical blamed for blast in Lebanese capital? 2.53am BST Here is another angle of the explosion, in a video taken from the top of the hotel Le Gray. The empty lot seen in the video was in recent months the site of mass protests against the failing economy – it leads onto Lebanon’s Martyr’s Square: A video I received on WhatsApp of the scalr of explosion in #Beirut, confirming it was at the port. pic.twitter.com/bIkcyfsi0o Continue reading…
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