The US Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday that a bomb blast near the port of Beirut on August 4 had killed at least 200 people and caused billions of dollars in damage, but no final conclusions had been’ reached.
U.S. and European government agencies
close to the investigation into the blast strongly believe it was an accident.
An FBI spokesman told Reuters by email
that "no such conclusion has been reached." He cited an earlier
statement from the US agency as saying it would "assist our Lebanese
partners in their investigation."
Two U.S. government sources familiar with
the official reporting and analysis of the incident said U.S. agencies were
also largely convinced that the explosion involved a large amount of ammonium
nitrate, which had been building a port for many years. I was safe, it was an
accident.
A European government source familiar with
intelligence reporting and analysis said European government experts also
speculated that the blast was accidental.
According to the spokesman, "more
questions should be sent to the Lebanese authorities as the central
investigator."
Lebanese media reported on Tuesday that an
FBI report on Monday's bombing had been handed over’ to a Lebanese judge. The
FBI declined to comment on the reports.
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