Lebanon president says he knew of chemicals at port in July

Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun knew about the huge stockpile of explosive material stored at Beirut's port nearly three weeks before it blew up, he said Friday, adding he had ordered action be taken about it at the time, although the top leader also said he had no authority over the facility.

Investigators are probing the blast and have focused on personnel at the Port of Beirut —Lebanon's main port that is so well known for corruption its common nickname is Ali Baba’s Cave. But many Lebanese say it points to much greater rot that permeates the political system and extends to the country’s top leadership.

“There are ranks that should know their duties, and they were all informed. ... When you refer a document and say, ‘Do what is needed,’ isn’t that an order?” he added. For decades, Lebanon has been dominated by the same political elites — many of them former warlords and militia commanders from the civil war. The ruling factions use public institutions to accumulate wealth and distribute patronage to supporters. Three decades after the civil war ended, power outages are still frequent, trash often is uncollected and tap water is largely undrinkable.

French and Russian rescue teams with dogs searched the port area Friday, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron visited the site, promising aid while demanding reform from Lebanon’s long-entrenched political leaders.

EbertoMadrigal Es una verdadera pena, una gran pérdida, muchas vidas perdidas por un gobierno deshonesto y traidor, no supieron cuidar de su gente. Una verdadera tristeza. Dios les de resignación a las familias de los afectados.

Is it too early to call it a shithole country?

A perfect example of the uncertainty of this life. A split second, that’s all it took, changed the lives of thousands for the worse. Prayers for the people of Beirut! HOLD URE GOV ACCOUNTABLE for this mess.

SaraBruun3 God Bless the Lebanese people, so sorry to hear about this.

Shame man , really is 💔 But was it a Roman candle or a headless chicken ? X

EndGameWW3 Beirut will never be the same ... Damage reminds of 2010 Haiti earthquake (not the loss of life - 300,000 there) ... but Haitians still haven't recovered 10 years on LifeOnTheEdge ... SadForBeirut

Sparkiebaby Waw

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ELINTNews Prayers 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Hezbollah is destroying Lebanon and nobody cares, and the media keeps posting empty and fake news about it.

What kind of country allows incompetent leadership to ignore a dangerous situation that kills hundreds (of thousands)?

Zythraa

No puedo poner un cursi corazoncito de like a esto... Quisiera poder poner 💔

We can't have another country in the middle East destabilize to the degree Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Israel and Palestine and other countries have.

كانك تشاهد فيلم حرب

So so sad. My poor country

Please, let’s donate, even if it is just one dollar, to NGO like Red Cross Lebanon. We can turn the State of Humanity around by helping each other out.

They have allowed their government to be run by a crazy group of evil, ignorant muslims--- they are paying the price!

Heartbreaking

We dont trust anyone in our goverment or any party president, theh are all killers , theif, and warlords, we want the international community to take over lebanon and rescue us from these people and take charge of Lebanon.

That’s 100 9-11s 😭💔

Makes me wonder whats looming in our own ports.

Governments are insinuating it was Hezbollah and they are wrong... WIC 🧐🕵️

Apocalyptic😳🥺..... God Bless the people who were killed, injured and are missing BeruitBlast😢 . The world sends love and prayers. I am so over this shit show aka 2020 ! GodBlesstheWorld

Horrendous

I am speechless 😥🤯😖

They are insinuating it was Hezbollah and they are wrong... WIC 🧐🕵️

There's no safe place on Earth. There will be a greater disaster on Earth. Jesus is coming. We must return to repentance and holiness. SuperFridayVigil

Look it was long said

Que Dios los bendiga y consuele por la pérdida de sus familiares amigos y ciudadanos así como la pérdida material de sus hogares. 😞 hay que aprender de esto y cancelar todas las bombas de tiempo cerca de las ciudades, San Juanico en MÈXICO fue una de estas bombas letales.

This is what comes from corruption and incompetence, here in the USA and everywhere else in the world too.

Хиросима!

Unbelievably devastating .. so sad

PRAY FOR YOU : BEIRUT ... May God Bless and Lighten your burden 💜

Please compare these videos to the photos of Hiroshima after the US dropped an A-bomb that killed 80,000 people.

terrible tragedy BeirutBlast

Meanwhile, Americans are pissed because we are asked to wear a mask to protect others and we can't go into Starbucks and hangout. We have our priorities ass-backward!

Hezbollah's havoc.

So terrible... 💔

someone needs to go to prison....

The disaster is a sign of the future chaos. GOD send the Mightiest Prophet to this land. You must prepare yourself in repentance. MESSIAH is coming. Listen to message SuperFridayVigil

“accident”

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