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Lebanon’s army finds more ammonium nitrate near Beirut port

A month after the blast that ripped through the Lebanese capital, the army has discovered an additional 4.35 tons of the same explosive chemical that caused the blast.
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Lebanon has discovered an additional 4.35 tons of ammonium nitrate near the Beirut port, where last month a large stockpile of the same hazardous material touched off the explosion that gutted the city.  

Customs officials asked the Lebanese army to inspect four containers outside the port, state agency NNA reported today. The army is now “dealing with it,” suggesting engineers are destroying the chemical or moving the containers to a safer location. 

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