16 people including Beirut port manager arrested in blast probe
The explosion at Beirut port warehouse on Tuesday evening killed at least 157 people and injured more than 5000 people.
State news agency NNA said 16 port staff were taken into custody, with a judicial source and local media saying Beirut Port general manager Hassan Koraytem was among them.
The Prime Minister and presidency have said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, used in fertilisers and explosives have had been stored for six years without safety measures at the port warehouse that blew up.
Judge Fadi Akiki, a government representative at the military court, said authorities had questioned at least 18 port and customs officials and others involved in maintenance work at the warehouse, NNA reported.
"Sixteen people have been taken into custody as part of the investigation," NNA quoted Mr Akiki.
He said the investigation was continuing
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