Beirut Blast Probe Opens With Arrest Order for Port Customs Head
Diggers remove earth at the blast site next to the silos at the port of Beirut on August 16.
Photographer: Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images
This article is for subscribers only.
Follow us @middleeast for more news on the region.
The Lebanese judge investigating the Beirut port explosion issued a formal arrest warrant for the head of customs after grilling him for five hours on Monday, alleging negligence and dereliction of duty in handling the stockpile of ammonium nitrate that blew up killing more than 170 people.