BERNAMA - Nearly 80 containers with dangerous chemicals found in Beirut port -- Lebanese army
Lebanese military specialists and their French colleagues have found 79 containers with dangerous chemicals in the port of Beirut, where a deadly blast occurred earlier this month, the Lebanese army informs.
"During the period between August 14 and 22, 25 containers with hydrochloric acid were found, as well as 54 containers that contained other chemicals, the leakage of which could be catastrophic," the Lebanese army said in a Monday statement.
On August 4, the Lebanese capital was rocked by an exceptionally powerful blast that sent shock waves miles away from its epicentre in the port of Beirut. Entire districts adjacent to the port area were destroyed, reported Sputnik news agency.
