60,000 Lbs. Explosive Ammonium Nitrate Missing from Train in California
Sixty thousand pounds of ammonium nitrate, used as a fertilizer but also in explosives, are missing from a rail shipment that was due to arrive in California from Wyoming.
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U.S. Accuses Hezbollah Terrorists of Storing Explosive Chemicals in E.U.
The Hezbollah terrorist group has stored industrial chemicals that can be used to make explosives across several European countries, a senior U.S. State Department official said Thursday. The warning came as pressure resumed on Europe and elsewhere to impose bans on the Iran-backed Islamist organization.
Watch: Fire Erupts at Beirut Port a Month After Deadly Explosion
A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, darkening the sky and sparking panic among residents traumatized by last month’s massive explosion that killed about 190 people and injured 6,000 others.
Lebanon Finds Four More Tons of Unsecured Combustible Chemicals near Port of Beirut
The Lebanese military discovered over four tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut’s port on Thursday, less than a month after a deadly explosion killed nearly 200 people and devastated large parts of the historic city.
Lebanese Military Discovers More Dangerous Chemicals at Beirut Port
The Lebanese military released a statement on Monday that said teams of its investigators, assisted by French experts, have discovered 25 containers of hydrochloric acid and 54 containers of other dangerous materials at the Port of Beirut, which was devastated on August 4 by a massive explosion blamed on an improperly stored stockpile of ammonium nitrate.
Lebanon: Officials Warned of Dangerous Explosives in Beirut Port in July
A bombshell report published by Reuters on Tuesday revealed that senior Lebanese officials received warnings as recently as last month that a cache of highly combustible ammonium nitrate held at the Port of Beirut was a threat to its densely populated surroundings and should be moved.
Lebanon Revisits Mystery Death of Colonel After Urging Removal of Combustibles from Port of Beirut
Col. Joseph Skaf, former chief of drug control for the Lebanese customs agency, wrote a letter in 2014 warning that a cargo of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate seized from a Russian-owned ship the previous year at the Port of Beirut was “highly dangerous and constitutes a threat to public safety.” Skaf died under cloudy circumstances in 2017, while the cargo he warned about evidently detonated on Tuesday, causing over a hundred deaths and wiping out a sizable portion of the city.
Lebanese President: Foreign ‘Rocket or Bomb’ May Have Caused Beirut Blast
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday that the cause of the titanic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday “has not been determined yet,” and authorities have not ruled out “possibility of external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act.”
Hezbollah Terror Chief Threatened to Destroy Israel with Ammonium Nitrate Explosion
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has in the past threatened to annihilate Israel with what he described as a “nuclear” explosion at the Haifa port using the same chemicals found at the Beirut blast, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday.
Beirut Blast Blamed on Explosive Cargo Seized from Russian Ship
Lebanese officials said on Wednesday the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday occurred when a large cargo of ammonium nitrate seized from a cargo ship in 2013 and left in a warehouse in the Port of Beirut for six years caught fire and exploded.
Police Arrest Antifa Member with Cache of Bomb-Making Materials, Guns, Manifesto
Police in South Dakota arrested a member of the violent leftist group Antifa with a “concerning” cache of firearms, bomb-making materials, and an Antifa manifesto.
