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Beirut port blast crater 43 metres deep: security official
BEIRUT, Aug 9, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The huge ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut’s port that devastated much of the city left a crater 43 metres (141 feet) deep, a security official said Sunday.
“The explosion in the port left a crater 43 meters deep” Tuesday, the official told AFP, citing reports by French experts conducting an assessment of the disaster area.
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