About 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate have been stored in the Beirut port warehouse since 2013 and exploded today, shattering buildings and overturning cars on nearby roadways with a force felt as far away as Cyprus. The massive blast has left over 100 killed and thousands injured so far. How did the ammonium nitrate end up in Beirut's port? What we know so far is that a ship headed from Georgia to Mozambique in 2013…

There are no words to describe what happened today. I kept watching over and over again the massive explosion wondering if this really took place in Beirut and not elsewhere. The huge blast, apparently caused by ammonium nitrate that was stored in a warehouse at the port, destroyed most of Beirut and its suburbs and even felt in Cyprus. They are talking about tens of kills and thousands of injured so far, but everyone knows…