Lebanon explosion: What is ammonium nitrate\, which authorities claim to be behind the blast

Lebanon explosion: What is ammonium nitrate, which authorities claim to be behind the blast

Hindu Wednesday, 5 August 2020 ()
Under normal storage conditions and without very high heat, it is difficult to ignite ammonium nitrate, says expert.
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News video: Watch: Huge explosions rock Lebanon's Beirut; buildings & cars totalled

Watch: Huge explosions rock Lebanon's Beirut; buildings & cars totalled 03:32

 A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. It was not clear what caused...