What Caused The Massive Explosion In Beirut?

ABC News Online: The explosion in Beirut was a massive store of ammonium nitrate blowing up. Here's what else we know

Here's what we know about the blast.

Where did it happen?

The explosion was at Beirut's shipping port district, which is close to the city's CBD.

What caused it?

What sparked the explosion is still unknown.

But Lebanon's Interior Minister said the blast was a store of about 2,750 tonnes of seized ammonium nitrate blowing up.

It had been in storage since 2014, but the details about why it was seized and where it came from are unclear.

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