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Beirut Blast August 4 2020

This Research Guide documents useful media and documents related to the devastating Beirut Port Blast of August 4, 2020

News reports

Lebanon receives FBI's report on Beirut port explosion
THE BEIRUT PORT EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION full report by Forensic Architecture Forensic Architecture was invited by Mada Masr to examine open source information including videos, photographs, and documents to provide a timeline and a precise 3D model to help investigate the events of that day.
National Geographic: The deadly history of ammonium nitrate, the explosive linked to the Beirut blast
Lebanon: Flawed Domestic Blast Investigation International Probe Needed for Transparency, Accountability
Syrian businessmen linked to firm that bought Beirut explosives Al-Jazeera
Nature: ‘You can’t imagine the disaster we’re living in’: Lebanon’s researchers struggle to cope with explosion aftermath AUB's Dr. Najal Saliba interviewed
Charges in Beirut blast investigation hit political pushback Thomson Reuters
Forensic Architecture Release an Investigation of the Beirut Port Explosion
Three Investigations that Explored the Devastating Blast that Rocked Beirut Global Investigative Journalism Network
Beirut explosion: Lebanon's investigation on edge following political backlash Middle East Eye
Lebanese Officials Try to Limit Inquiry Into Deadly Beirut Blast The New York Times
Intelligence probe into Beirut explosion lays out liabilities Al-Jazeera
The Beirut Blast Crime: The Investigation is Under Siege ASharq Al Awsat
Transparency International: STATEMENT ON THE INQUIRY CONDUCTED BY THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT INTO THE BEIRUT EXPLOSION
The Biggest Ammonium Nitrate Explosions Since 2000 Visual Capitalist

Photos and Infographics

Exterior1- Beirut Explosion investigation by Forensic Architecture (https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/beirut-port-explosion?fbclid=IwAR3iGxmjSQF3BzIMgi-h1LgaRFM9sUpG_SB62BhSz5D7xvwRUbK5yRnmUCo)

Exterior2- Beirut Explosion investigation by Forensic Architecture (https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/beirut-port-explosion?fbclid=IwAR3iGxmjSQF3BzIMgi-h1LgaRFM9sUpG_SB62BhSz5D7xvwRUbK5yRnmUCo)

Interior1- Beirut Explosion investigation by Forensic Architecture (https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/beirut-port-explosion?fbclid=IwAR3iGxmjSQF3BzIMgi-h1LgaRFM9sUpG_SB62BhSz5D7xvwRUbK5yRnmUCo)

Interior2- Beirut Explosion investigation by Forensic Architecture (https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/beirut-port-explosion?fbclid=IwAR3iGxmjSQF3BzIMgi-h1LgaRFM9sUpG_SB62BhSz5D7xvwRUbK5yRnmUCo)

Comparison- Beirut Explosion investigation by Forensic Architecture (https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/beirut-port-explosion?fbclid=IwAR3iGxmjSQF3BzIMgi-h1LgaRFM9sUpG_SB62BhSz5D7xvwRUbK5yRnmUCo)

ABS InfoGrpahic (https://www.abs-group.com/Knowledge-Center/Insights/Beirut-Explosion-Podcast-and-Infographic-Understanding-Catastrophic-Risk/)

Visual Capitalist-The Biggest Ammonium Nitrate Explosions Since 2000 (https://www.visualcapitalist.com/biggest-ammonium-nitrate-explosions/)