BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities have taken into custody 16 individuals as part of an investigation into the Beirut port warehouse explosion that shook the capital, state news agency NNA said on Thursday.
It quoted Judge Fadi Akiki, a government representative at the military court, as saying authorities had so far questioned more than 18 port and customs officials and individuals responsible for or involved in maintenance work at the warehouse housing highly explosive material that blew up.
"Sixteen people have been taken into custody as part of the investigation," NNA quoted Akiki as saying, without naming the individuals. He said the investigation was continuing.
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Lebanon detains 16 in probe of Beirut port blast
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Lebanon detains 16 in probe of Beirut port blast
- uthorities had so far questioned more than 18 port and customs officials
Syrian government forces and Druze factions exchange prisoners in Sweida
- Damascus released 61 prisoners from the Druze factions detained in Adra Central Prison
- Druze’s National Guard Forces freed 25 Syrian government personnel in return
DAMASCUS: The Syrian government and Druze factions controlling the southern city of Sweida on Thursday carried out their first prisoner exchange since deadly clashes in the predominantly Druze city last summer, according to the Syrian government’s Sweida media office.
The swap involved Damascus releasing 61 prisoners from the Druze factions detained in Adra Central Prison near the capital, in return for the Druze’s National Guard Forces freeing 25 Syrian government personnel, the media office said.
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