Iraq removes ‘highly dangerous’ material from Baghdad airport following disastrous Beirut blast
The nature of the material was not disclosed
Date of publication: 10 August, 2020
Iraq’s military on Sunday removed “dangerous materials” from Baghdad’s International Airport, authorities said, just a week after a
deadly blast at Beirut port was blamed on stored ammonium nitrate.
The material was relocated to the Military Engineering Directorate at the ministry of defence, according to a statement published on Sunday.
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Highly dangerous materials were transported safely from the air cargo section at Baghdad International Airport to their safe destination in the stores of the Military Engineering Directorate,” the Border Ports Authority in Iraq announced.
