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Trump: Nobody knows if Beirut was attacked

Reuters, 06 Aug 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that nobody can say whether a devastating explosion in Beirut could have been caused by an attack, casting doubt on investigators who have blamed negligence for the deadly warehouse blast.

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said that the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been stored for six years at the port without safety measures.

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