Lebanese authorities on Thursday detained 16 people as part of an ongoing probe into the Beirut port warehouse explosion that devastated the city this week, according to state news agency NNA.
Judge Fadi Akiki, a government representative at the military court, said Lebanese authorities had so far questioned at least 18 Beirut port and customs officials, as well as individuals involved in maintenance work at the warehouse, according to the news agency, which did not name the detained individuals.
