A senior U.S. diplomat says a team of FBI investigators is due to arrive in Lebanon this weekend to take part in the probe of Beirut’s massive explosion.
Share to TwitterFILE - In this August 5, 2020 file photo, smoke rises from the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon’s judicial investigation of the Beirut port explosion started with political wrangling over the naming of a lead investigator, military threats to jail leakers and doubts over whether a panel appointed along sectarian lines could be fully impartial.
“We really need to make sure that there is a thorough, a transparent and credible investigation. I know that is what everyone is demanding,” Hale said. Late Friday, the leader of the powerful Hezbollah group said that he did not trust any international investigation, in a clear reference to the FBI assistance. Hassan Nasrallah said the cause of the explosion is still unclear, adding that any international probe would also have to clear Israel of any responsibility in the port explosion.
French troops on foot and in vehicles were moving around the port. At a commercial part of the port that was not damaged by the blast, workers were unloading wheat. The U.N says 30% of the port remains operational.
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