In Beirut in the blast case was arrested 16 employees of the Lebanese capital’s port, said the representative of the military court, acting judge Fadi Akiki. It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to the National news Agency of Lebanon.
It is noted that law enforcement officials interviewed more than 18 people who serve on the Board of port administration and customs administration, those who did the repair in a hangar and kept there explosive.
The explosion occurred near the port of Beirut on the evening of 4 August. Killing at least 135 people and more than five thousand were wounded. The explosion occurred due to storage in a warehouse in the seaport capital of 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate. Explosives left on Board the ship under the flag of one of the African countries due to the large debt in 2014.
