Sailor reveals troubled history of doomed ship behind Beirut blast
- Date: 11-Aug-2020
- Source: Egypt Today
- Sector:Industrial
- Country:Lebanon
Sailor reveals troubled history of doomed ship behind Beirut blast
A view shows the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
MOSCOW - 6 August 2020: The explosion that devastated Beirut has been linked to a mishandled ammonium nitrate cargo confiscated from a foreign ship, Russia Today reported.
A former crew member told Russia Today that the vessel, owned by a dodgy businessman,