The marine transport Agency of the Ministry of economy and sustainable development of Georgia, confirmed that ammonium nitrate, which exploded in the port of Beirut, was sent from Batumi. About it reports TASS.
“Ammonium nitrate (ammonium nitrate) is one of the export products of Georgia for several years, and each year enters international markets”, — explained there. The Agency stressed that the transportation, processing and distribution of goods in the warehouse are the competence of the receiving party. In addition, the Georgian side stressed that there is no reason to associate the country with the explosion in the Beirut port.
Earlier it became known that the Russian owned vessel Rhosus was carrying nitrate from Batumi to Mozambique, but made an unscheduled stop in Lebanon due to technical problems. After checking the port authorities forbade him to return to the sea. Grechushkin became bankrupt and actually threw the crew — sailors from Russia and Ukraine had about a year to be in Beirut. It is alleged that now former owner of the vessel resides in Cyprus.
A powerful explosion occurred in the port area on the evening of 4 August. The damage done to the many quarters of the city, the blast were hurt, the Embassy of Russia. According to the latest data, injured more than five thousand people, not less than 300 thousands lost their homes. Found the bodies of more than a hundred dead.
The head of General security of the country, General Abbas Ibrahim said that, according to preliminary data, detonated explosives for a long time kept in the port. The interior Ministry clarified that we are talking about the explosion of ammonium nitrate. According to unconfirmed information, in the warehouse a short circuit happened that caused the fire, causing the ammonium nitrate exploded.
