ROME (REUTERS) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as 'impossible' the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut's port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hizbollah arms, but said that all possibilities would be investigated.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ROME - Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as"impossible" the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut's port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms, but said that all possibilities would be investigated.
Mr Aoun, an ally of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, told Italian daily Corriere della Sera in an interview published on Tuesday that the group did not store weapons at the port, echoing comments by Hezbollah's leader earlier this month. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has denied accusations that his heavily armed movement had weaponry warehoused at Beirut port.
Hezbollah, which exercises sway over the government in Lebanon, has fought several wars with Israel and is classified by the United States as a terrorist group.Mr Aoun has said the probe is looking into whether neglect, an accident or"external interference" caused the blast.
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