/newsroom/taxonomy/term/14191/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-beirut-explosion-323534 <p>Beirut has forged a grim connection with Halifax — two port cities linked together in tragedy by catastrophic explosions a century apart. Lebanon said the Beirut explosion was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate — which was stored unsafely in a warehouse after being confiscated from a cargo ship in 2014 — being ignited. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-beirut-explosion-aid-lebanon-1.5675794">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº that can provide comment on this issue:<b> </b></p> Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:33:42 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 232366 at /newsroom