Lebanon tries to reopen roads around port explosion site
Lebanese army bulldozers ploughed through wreckage to reopen roads around Beirut’s demolished port, a day after the government pledged to investigate this week’s devastating explosion and placed port officials under house arrest.
The blast, which appeared to have been caused by an accidental fire that ignited a stockpile of ammonium nitrate at the port, rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 135 people, injuring more than 5,000 and causing widespread destruction.
