Officials long called for chemicals behind blast to be removed from Beirut port, reports say

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For years Lebanese port officials had called for the removal of dangerous chemicals stored in a waterfront warehouse that exploded in a blast that damaged homes of 300,000 Beirut residents and killed over 100 people, according to preliminary investigations on Wednesday.

 

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