The Beirut blasts may have been caused by a missile strike. Lebanese President

Beirut (08-Aug-2020) The President of Lebanon has said that the blasts in the port of the capital Beirut may have been caused by a missile attack, but he has rejected the demand for an international investigation. According to the International Broadcasting Corporation, President Michel Aoun told reporters that the horrific blasts, which killed at least 150 people, could be caused by external interference with missiles or bombs. A senior Lebanese official has acknowledged that the bombing, which shook Beirut, could have been caused by a possible attack.

Authorities had earlier said the possible cause of the blasts could be ammonium nitrate, which had been confiscated and stored in a Beirut warehouse several years ago. The Lebanese president has rejected any such move.

During the interview, when a journalist asked the Lebanese president if he thought the international investigation would obscure the truth, he said that in a few moments, President Michel Aoun would explain further. He wrote on Twitter that the demands of the international investigation are aimed at concealing the truth. Demanding "immediate justice", he said that neither high-ranking officials nor ordinary workers would be spared in the government investigation. He confirmed that so far 20 suspects have been questioned in this regard. The grinder.

Experts at the British University of Sheffield estimate that the Beirut bombing was one-tenth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II and was undoubtedly the deadliest non-nuclear explosion in history. 

On the other hand, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vehemently denied the allegations that his organization had stockpiled weapons at the site of the blasts. Absolutely reject the rumors. It should be noted that the port of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was shaken by the strong explosions on August 4, the intensity of the blasts was felt as far as Cyprus in the Mediterranean, Cyprus officials said The city was devastated. The blast killed 135 people and injured more than 4,000. A state of emergency was declared in the country for two weeks after the blasts.