Beirut: Six months after the explosions that scarred a city, in pictures
Neil Stevenson
·2 min read
Six months after the Aug 4 blast that damaged much of the Lebanese capital, the scars of the explosion remain visible across Beirut.
The investigation into what happened has been brought to a virtual halt by the same political rivalries that have dogged the country for years.
What started as an investigation into how nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive fertiliser component, were stored in Beirut port for years, has taken a turn, wading into a web of murky international business interests in the explosives trade and global shipping.
While there are still few answers, the devastation wrought by the explosion has been captured vividly in new pictures taken from a drone from above the blast site and surrounding area.
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