Beirut explosion: President says 'missile or bomb' may have caused the blast

Leban President Michel Aoun on August 7 suggested that explosion at Beirut port could have been caused eir by negligence or foreign interference through missile or bomb. Aoun during a televised interview on Friday said that it is very much possible that explosion could have been caused by a missile or a bomb, but did t rule out internal negligence eir. World leers h called for an international investigation into matter, which Aoun rejected during interview saying that it will only help in hiding truth. Aoun also informed that 20 people are alrey being interrogated ding that body will be spared be 'top-level' officials or 'regular' employees. 

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Meanwhile, people are coming out on streets to protest demanding action against ruling elite as y feel explosion was caused because of negligence on ir part. People are asking why such highly dangerous material was kept so close to residential areas for so long and in an unsafe manner. Protesters on Friday clashed with police as y pelted stone on officials. Prime Minister Hassan Diab has promised to give maximum punishment to whosoever is found guilty and responsible behind incident. 

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Beirut explosion

explosion that took place on August 4 has killed nearly 150 people and has injured thousands of ors. Over 3,00,000 people have become homeless following incident, which is about 12 percent of Beirut's population as explosion triggered a shock wave equal to a 4.2 magnitude earthquake. As per reports, ammonium nitrate that was stored at port since 2014 was cause of massive explosion. Experts say that explosion could have been caused by an intense fire close to warehouse where chemical compound was stored. 

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