Lebanon’s caretaker PM will not meet prosecutor in port blast probe

Rubble and debris remain around towering grain silos gutted in the massive August explosion at the Beirut port (Hussein Malla/AP)

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister will not meet with the prosecutor investigating the Beirut port explosion as requested, persons familiar with the case said, adding the premier has already given the prosecutor all the information he has.

Premier Hassan Diab and three former Cabinet ministers were charged last week by Judge Fadi Sawwan with negligence in the massive August 4 blast that killed over 200 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction in the capital.