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Beirut explosion: FBI team set to arrive in Lebanon to take part in probe

Top Lebanese officials, including President Michel Aoun, have rejected calls for an independent probe, describing it as a waste of time that would be politicised

Photo: Reuters
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Search and rescue crews flew in from around the world in the immediate aftermath. Hale toured the site of the blast with Lebanese army officers. Photo: Reuters

AP | PTI Beirut
A team of FBI investigators is due to arrive in Lebanon this weekend to take part in the probe of Beirut's massive explosion, a senior US official said on Saturday after visiting the location of the blast.

David Hale, US undersecretary of state for political affairs, called for a thorough and transparent investigation.

He said the FBI team is taking part at the invitation of Lebanese authorities in order to find answers about what caused the August 4 explosion which killed nearly 180 people and wounded thousands.

The cause of the fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate

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