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originally posted by: FlyinHeadlock
They aren't trying to blame anyone. Rarely see this stance in a hub for terrorism. Iran seems to have taken the same approach with their recent explosions.
originally posted by: Oathkeeper73
So the small explosions are bullets. The large explosion....IDK but the port is controlled by hezbollah so it was probably a massive bomb they built for a terror attack. Glad it went off in Lebanon instead of say New York.
originally posted by: FlyinHeadlock
They aren't trying to blame anyone. Rarely see this stance in a hub for terrorism. Iran seems to have taken the same approach with their recent explosions.
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
If it was ammonium nitrate it would need to be mixed with some type of fuel base. All by itself it wouldn't explode.
Is there any further information on this being mentioned pertaining these details?
If you have hazardous materials somewhere in store, and if you violate the conditions of storage, you can expect an ignition source will always appear.
This accidental ignition source will cause a fire, and during the fire you have some gasification of the existing material, and the accumulation of these combustibles in the atmosphere... You have escalation of fire, and then you can have the secondary explosion.
originally posted by: Briles1207
Mods please move if posted in wrong forum.
Came across this video from a gathering at mass during the explosion.
Im no expert by all means, but does the delay in the lights going out and the actual blast suggest an EMP from a bomb? You hear the bulbs pop which doesnt suggest it was an outage from the powerlines being destroyed?
Anyway Thought I'd share
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Property damage :West Fertilizer Company building obliterated, 60β80 homes destroyed, 50β75 homes damaged, 50-unit apartment building destroyed, West Middle School damaged, West Volunteer Ambulance Station and Nursing home.
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What are the ongoing response efforts?
In the hours following the bombing, authorities and humanitarian organizations launched search and rescue efforts. The Lebanese President has directed all armed forces to respond to the disaster, and to patrol affected areas for additional security.
Lebanon has allocated 100 billion Lebanese pounds -- which, according to the government rate, is about $66,335,000 -- to deal with the effects of the blast, the Levbanese Presidency Twitter account said Wednesday.
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
If it was ammonium nitrate it would need to be mixed with some type of fuel base. All by itself it wouldn't explode.
originally posted by: JIMC5499
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
If it was ammonium nitrate it would need to be mixed with some type of fuel base. All by itself it wouldn't explode.
Uhhh Yeah it would. You are thinking of ANFO. The addition of fuel oil to Ammonium Nitrate increases the force of the explosion, but, Ammonium Nitrate is quite capable of going BOOM on it's own.