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| US assessment said to conclude ‘Maintenance work’ caused fire that led to Beirut blast |
| 2020-08-15 |
| [IsraelTimes] The Wall Street Journal reports that a US government assessment concluded that "maintenance work" likely led to last week’s Beirut port blast. The State Department assessment found no evidence of an attack on the ammonium cache or any evidence of foul play, a person familiar with the matter tells the Journal. The assessment did not specify what kind of maintenance work led to the blast but found that that it was what started the fire that ignited the ammonium nitrate. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 What, they didn't find a passport in pristine condition lying near the blast site like they did on the streets of New York in September 2001? |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-15 08:44 |
| #1 The State Department assessment found no evidence of an attack on the ammonium cache or any evidence of foul play. Ten days worth of investigation and Foggy Bottom nails it. Time to put them to work on the Benghazi, Epstein case, Clinton home brew servers, Seth Rich..... |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-08-15 07:46 |