Lebanon: International Inquiry.

Lebanese president rejects international inquiry 08 August 2020, 08:24 p.m. Online version 3 Shares facebook sharing buttonmessenger sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonpinterest sharing buttonlinkedin sharing button Photo: Collected Photo: Collected Lebanese President Michel Aoun has rejected calls for an international inquiry into the possible cause of the blast. Initially, the explosion was believed to have been caused by a large stockpile of explosives called ammonium nitrate. Government officials have given similar information. However, President Aoun did not rule out foreign intervention in the incident. "The cause of the accident is still unknown," he said in a statement on Friday. The threat of rockets or bombs or any other outside interference is not going to be blown away. Aun further said that the incident is being investigated in three stages. 'First, how those explosives got into the warehouse and were stored. Second, whether the explosion was due to negligence or accident. And third, the risk of outside interference. ' Lebanon has been suffering from the worst financial crisis in history for the past few years. In the midst of the financial crisis, the epidemic of corona virus appeared as a 'blow to the head'. The catastrophic explosion in Beirut took place at a time when the government was struggling to cope with the situation, turning the entire port city into rubble. The rescue operation has been going on for the last four days. Two teams of experts from France and the Netherlands have also joined the rescue operation. As of Saturday, at least 155 bodies had been recovered. 6 people are still missing. The search for the missing continues. 3 Shares facebook sharing buttonmessenger sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonpinterest sharing buttonlinkedin sharing button