Officials knew risk of Beirut blast: HRW

Updated August 3 2021 - 7:50pm, first published 7:45pm
A report says Lebanese officials knew of risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port.
A report says Lebanese officials knew of risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port.

A report released by Human Rights Watch saysthere is strong evidence to suggest Lebanese officials knew of and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port before the fatal blast there last year.

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