Lebanese judicial investigator Fadi Sawan issued on Monday an arrest warrant against two more officials at Beirut’s port over the huge explosions, the National News Agency reported.
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The two port officials are Mohammad Al Mawla, Head of Administration at the Port, and Director-General of Land and Maritime Transport Abdel El-Kaissi.
Two huge explosions rocked Port of Beirut on Aug.4 at around 6. 10 p.m. local time (1510 GMT), shaking buildings all over Lebanon’s capital, killing around 190 people and injuring about 6,500 others.
Preliminary investigations showed the presence of 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, as well as other explosives.
Physical damage caused by the explosions was valued at up to 4.6 billion dollars, according to the World Bank.
Similarly, the National News Agency quoted Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki as saying on Thursday that 18 people have been questioned so far.
All of them are port and customs officials, as well as individuals in charge of maintenance at the hangar where 2,750 tons of explosive materials have been stored for years.
Akiki said that the investigation began shortly after the blast occurred on Tuesday evening and will continue to cover all suspects in the explosion.
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