All 25 suspects in Beirut blast investigation now in custody
- The blast on August 4 killed more than 180 people and wounded at least 6,500
- Lead investigative judge Fadi Sawan issued arrest warrants against the final four suspects on Tuesday
All 25 suspects identified by an inquiry into the devastating August 4 explosion in Beirut are now in the custody of Lebanese authorities, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Authorities had already detained 21 suspects over the portside blast, which killed more than 180 people, wounded at least 6,500 others and wreaked devastation across the capital.
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On Tuesday, lead investigative judge Fadi Sawan issued arrest warrants against the final four suspects after interrogating them, the judicial source said.
They include the head of military intelligence at the port, a major with the State Security agency, and two members of the General Security agency, he added.
The two security agencies, along with army and Lebanon’s customs authority, are the main bodies responsible for overseeing security at the port.
Hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive fertiliser, had been stored in a warehouse for at least six years, it emerged after the explosion.