Exclusive: Lebanon's leaders warned in July about explosives at port - documents

BEIRUT - Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources.

While the content of the letter was not in the report seen by Reuters, a senior security official said it summed up the findings of a judicial investigation launched in January which concluded the chemicals needed to be secured immediately. “I warned them that this could destroy Beirut if it exploded,” said the official, who was involved in writing the letter and declined to be named.The prime minister’s office and the presidency did not respond to requests for comment about the July 20 letter.The correspondence could fuel further criticism and public fury that the blast is just the latest, if not most dramatic, example of the government negligence and corruption that has already pushed Lebanon to economic collapse.

“ said it is dangerous. I am not responsible! I don’t know where it was put and I didn’t know how dangerous it was. I have no authority to deal with the port directly. There is a hierarchy and all those who knew should have known their duties to do the necessary,” Aoun said. “But until now, no decision has been issued over this matter. After consulting one of our chemical specialists, the expert confirmed that this material is dangerous and is used to produce explosives,” the General Directorate of State Security report said.

In February 2015, Nadim Zwain, a judge from the Summary Affairs Court, which deals with urgent issues, appointed an expert to inspect the cargo, according to the security report.

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Let our country to take over the government if you don’t know how to manage a country. Resign

Sure. They warned everybody. Fxxking resign

ELINTNews This type?

They've known about it for 6 years and third world insured it...1%

Wait, they knew that storing almost 3,000 tons of highly explosive materials was not a good idea? Huh.

Must have had a Trump in charge...

very well written and interesting reading. Informative and concise! Hurghh...very expensive lesson learnt! MKNJPM kpkt_gov

A government out of touch with the responsibility of governing. It’s where we are now with Trump in the WH.

It's really sad how much people have to suffer from bureaucratic incompetence.

I question the truthfulness of this headline.

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